Category Archives: Monday Morning Scripture

Have you ever felt completely beaten down by life? Family trouble, bills, job worries, health concerns… when these and other troubles all strike at once, it can feel like God is singling you out for misery. Is this how God operates? Today’s reading from Lamentation brings a message of patient hope. Continue reading →

Today’s Bible reading explores one of the most challenging commands in the Bible: to love your enemy and repay evil with kindness. Continue reading →

How does the “Good News” of Jesus Christ relate to the holy Law of the Old Testament? Does the forgiveness and grace we receive through Christ render the Law obsolete? In 1 Timothy 1, Paul explores the relationship between law and grace. Continue reading →

Have you ever felt stretched to the limit… yet God asked for more? Did you respond with anger and bitterness, or with faith that God would provide? This might seem an academic question to many of us, but it was … Continue reading →

How can we know for sure that we’re part of God’s family? Is there a way to “test” yourself to find out? Today’s Monday Morning Scripture passage answers these questions and more. Continue reading →

Do you trust God? Do you really believe He’ll do what He promises? This week’s Monday Morning Scripture looks at the unlikely hero Gideon. Continue reading →

The writers of the New Testament often took time in their letters to caution the early church about the dangers of going spiritually “off track”—of being distracted by unhealthy habits or false philosophies. 1 Timothy 4 offers just such a word of caution and encouragement. Continue reading →

Acts 4 describes a tense and important encounter in the earliest days of the Christian church. The apostles are confronted by the ruling religious order of the day (not for the last time) and must defend their beliefs and actions. Let’s read the story! Continue reading →