Faith & Spiritual Growth

“I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” — Psalm 131:2 (NIV) In a world filled

“Then Jesus said to her, ‘For saying this, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.’” — Mark 7:29 (NIV) At first glance, this story might seem like a small footnote

“When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’” — Luke 13:12 (NIV) Eighteen years. That’s how long this woman

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” — Psalm 107:1 (NIV) How often do we truly pause to thank God? Not only for the obvious

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your

“Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken … I also have heard you, declares the Lord.” — 2 Kings

“Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me.’” — Jeremiah 35:19 (NIV) In

“But Micaiah said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.’” — 1 Kings 22:14 (NIV) When truth collides with convenience, courage is

“Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but,