He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. (Isaiah 40:29)
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Preparing for Eternity - Saturday, November 22, 2025
“That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called ‘Lord’ the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Luke 20:37–38
Consoled by Fervent Preaching - Friday, November 21, 2025
And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose... Luke 19:47–48
A Blazing Fire of Mercy - Thursday, October 23, 2025
Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!” Luke 12:49–50
Purifying Worldly Desires - Friday, August 8, 2025
“What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?” Matthew 16:26
The “Labor Pains” of God’s Will - Friday, May 30, 2025
“When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.” John 16:21
The Path to Perfection - Monday, March 3, 2025
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. Mark 10:17–19
Commemorating All Souls - Saturday, November 2, 2024
“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” John 6:40
A Blazing Fire of Mercy - Thursday, October 24, 2024
Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!” Luke 12:49–50