There is a kind of peace that makes no logical sense. It does not arrive because the circumstances improved. It does not show up after the diagnosis comes back clean, after the bank account recovers, ...  Read More

Romans 6:8-118 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over h...  Read More

Romans 6:44 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.2 Corinthian...  Read More

Romans 6:11-1411 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offe...  Read More

Galatians 2:2020 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for m...  Read More

Romans 6:1-41 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that a...  Read More

There is something profound about a burial. Every culture across the world has its own rituals and customs surrounding death, but the common thread running through all of them is this: a burial is an ...  Read More

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all ...  Read More

Romans 15:32 (NLT)32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)9 Two people are better off tha...  Read More

Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily tri...  Read More

Romans 15:4 (NLT)4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.Psa...  Read More

Matthew 6:25-34 (NLT)25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than c...  Read More