The Rich Man and Lazarus
If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. — Luke 16:31
The Best Famine to Prep For
Behold, the days are coming ... when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. — The Lord, the God of Israel (Amos 8:11)
Joy in Heaven
There is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. — Jesus Christ, the Son of God
No Refunds on Discipleship
See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil — Deut 30:15
Blessings Overflow
When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. — Luke 14:13-14
Universal Table, Narrow Door
People will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. — Luk 13:29
Fire on the Earth
You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? — Luk 12:56
God’s Good Pleasure
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. — Luk 12:32
What is to be gained under the sun?
I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. — Eccl 2:11
In Praise of Importunity
Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. — Gen 18:27
The Good Portion
O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. — Gen 18:3
The Very-Near Word of God
We give thanks to the Father [for you], who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light — Col 1:12
To the Lord of the Harvest
Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. — Gal 6:9
On the Journey
Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. — Luke 9:58
Pleas for Mercy
I will pour out ... a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that ... they [will] look on me, on him whom they have pierced. — Zech 12:10
The Song of the Unending Three
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! — Revelation 4:8
Come Down, Love Divine
When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and so you renew the face of the earth — Psalm 104:30
His Present Absence …
The Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. - 1Sam 12:22
Risen Christ, King of Creation
The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. — Rev 22:3
The Festal Smoke yet Ascends
You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. — Lev 19:2