Daily Wonder 12-6-13
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. Thought for the Day: Few humans have the ability to do everything in love, search but Nelson Mandela was definitely one of the few. I remember watching one of the original episodes of Saturday Night Live […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 12-5-13
Scripture: 1 John 4:16 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, hospital and God in them. Thought for the Day: Pay close attention to the language here: whoever is a very important word, because it makes John’s sentiment about all of us, not just “God’s elect,” as the Evangelicals or Calvinists would have us […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 12-4-13
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, buy cialis especially the gift of prophecy. Thought for the Day: Prophecy in the Bible is not fortune telling. In our modern era, generic we think of prophecy as a supernatural gift that allows some people to sort of, “see the future.” But, […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 12-3-13
Scripture: John 15:12-13 [Jesus said] “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Thought for the Day: Originally, treatment Christianity was about love and sacrifice—not Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of humans (that mistaken interpretation […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 12-2-13
Monday Meditation: Compassionate God, cheap in this time of darkness, look we wait with hope for the One who will come and show us your light. As we revel in the merriment of the season and the sparkle of decorations, pharm remind us there are also many for whom the holiday season is not one […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 11-29-13
Scripture: Psalm 31:24 Be strong and take heart, purchase all you who hope in the Lord. Thought for the Day: I’m glad Advent begins this week, and I’m extremely happy the season begins with a celebration of Hope. I know I can be cynical, and that I use The Daily Wonder to push readers (both of you) […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 11-28-13
Scripture: John 10:22-24 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, ed and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Thought for the Day: Chanukah is […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 11-27-13
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-17 Therefore, buy cialis my dear friends, pilule flee from idolatry. I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 11-26-13
Scripture: Psalm 69:30-31 I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, purchase more than a bull with its horns and hooves. Thought for the Day: There are a lot of sacrificial offerings in the Bible, and for a long time, […]
Read MoreDaily Wonder 11-22-13
Scripture: James 2:14-17 What good is it, try my brothers and sisters, ed if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does […]
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