Scripture Reading — Romans 16:3-5Greet also the church that meets at their house.— Romans 16:5Paul was a traveling preacher on mission for the Lord Jesus, and Priscilla and Aquila welcomed him to stay and work with them (see Acts 18). They knew the importance of the gospel and were willing to do wha

Scripture Reading — Acts 16:22-34The jailer . . . was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.— Acts 16:34It wasn’t a place they would have chosen to stay for the night. Yet God chose a prison cell to be the place where Paul and Silas would share the gospel.

Scripture Reading — Acts 10:1-38While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people.— Acts 10:27She walked to church regularly on Sunday mornings, and on one occasion she saw a most unlikely character. He was barely sober and headed to the liquor store. Though she might e

Scripture Reading — John 4:1-30The woman . . . said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”— John 4:28-29It started as an ordinary day. The woman had her routine planned—including going to the well at the hottest time of day, when no one else wo

Scripture Reading — Romans 10:11-15How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?— Romans 10:14Have you ever wondered what beautiful feet look like? A woman who walked into my office one day helped me to see that beautiful feet m

Scripture Reading — 1 Timothy 4:8-14Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.— 1 Timothy 4:12Aaron was young and active and loud. He gathered friends easily. He was also one of the first teena

Scripture Reading — Luke 10:1-11“If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.”— Luke 10:6On my Facebook page I asked a question about how people might define “a person of peace.” I received lots of answers, and a few of those can be summarized