The gift of teaching
The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher,that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.Morning by morning he wakens— wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. Photo by Linda Shelly. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
God’s spirit in us
"I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord." Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
God prepares a table
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Photo by Linda Shelly. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
God proves his love for us
6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. 8 But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Graphic design by Cynthia […]
God’s promise rests on grace
For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us.) Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen […]
Temptation
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die." Photo by Gary Scott from FreeImages. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
We don’t follow myths
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. Photo by Gabriel Robledo from FreeImages. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Seeking God with your whole heart
Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. Photo by Marisa Smucker. Graphic Design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
True fasting
6 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke,to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house;when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself […]
Blessed
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Photo by James R. Krabill. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
A light has dawned
15 "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
A light to all nations
"It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."