With Jack Bailey
Scripture Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews. It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” ~Mark 7:27, NLT Quote Life itself is ironic. It takes sorrow to know joy; pain to be grateful for pleasure; noise to appreciate silence and loneliness…
Scripture The LORD has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life. ~Psalms 18:20, NIRV Quote I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I wish to be; I am not what I hope to be but by the…
Scripture And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” ~Luke 2:13-14, NKJV Quote Our cultural elites can say what they wish about CHRISTMAS but without JESUS there would be no holiday of this…
Scripture You always show me the path that leads to life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will give me endless pleasures at your right hand. ~Psalms 16:11, NIRV Quote Pain is temporal, JOY is eternal. ~Friedrich Schiller I often wonder what it would have been like to have…
Scripture When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. ~Matthew 2:10, AV Quote JOY is the holy fire that keeps our passion warm and our intelligence aglow. ~Helen Keller I love this verse and I love the AV translation of it over all others. Matthew uses both an adjective {me’-gäs} which is a familiar prefix in English…
Scripture Jesus answered, “Don’t you know me, Philip? I have been among you such a long time! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9, NIRV Quote These do-it-yourself religions on the market today quickly degenerate into a projection of their creator. By…
Scripture When He burned with anger, He took away Israel’s power. He pulled back His powerful right hand as the enemy approached. His burning anger blazed out in Jacob’s land. It burned up everything that was near it. ~Lamentations 2:3, NIRV Quote Sin is the most destructive force in the universe and it carries it’s…
Scripture So give freely to those who are needy. Open your hearts to them. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all of your work. He will bless you in everything you do. ~Deuteronomy 15:10, NIRV Quote Give to others as God has given to you. ~Moses If the Jews would have obeys…
Scripture Each of you must bring a gift. Give to the LORD your God, just as He has given to you. ~Deuteronomy 16:17, NIRV Quote JOY doesn’t simply happen to us. We have to choose JOY and keep on choosing it everyday. ~Henri Nouwen Naomi and Ruth had the same circumstances but totally different attitudes. It…
Scripture And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek Him. ~Hebrews 11:6, NLT Quote If people did not believe in God, then they would readily harm others without fear of eternal consequences. ~Immanuel Kant…