Jesus is saying that being at peace or being troubled, isn’t a matter of external circumstance. Peace, Jesus says, comes from him

“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” (1 Peter 2:1) This stuff needs to be put away, or somebody is going to get hurt.

As His chosen, He has expectations of us—we have serious responsibilities to be holy, to be set apart. 

If we aren’t actively rowing, we’re drifting. 

Sometimes children do far better than their elders in not being daunted by what is “impossible”.

We have ten lessons from David’s own experience; ten exhortations for when we feel we’ve been betrayed.

To God be the glory, for He is the only one who is good.

Have you ever wondered why the God of the Bible has chosen not to reveal Himself?

Stones seem to be really important in scripture, and therefore we have to conclude, important to God.

In this graduation season, it is good to reflect on the huge transition we’ve already made, and on the even greater one to come.

You probably recognize the title phrase, “sleeping for sorrow,” describing the disciples falling asleep while Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane.  It’s an odd phrase, isn’t it?

It’s not about me—I’m dead.  It’s about Christ who is now living in me.