“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” – Luke 6:37 How important is forgiveness? Jesus often links our forgiveness of others very closely to God’s forgiveness of us. For instance, in the Lord’s Prayer,...

“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” – Haggai 1:4 During the time that the book of Haggai was written, God had rescued his people from exile and brought them back to the Promised Land. When they arrived, he...

“Tychicus, our dearly loved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and so that he may encourage your hearts. He is coming...

“From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over the whole land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?’” – Matthew 27:45-46 If someone were to ask me what the...