"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it" (Thomas Jefferson).   The context of Proverbs 21:21-23 shows rewards for using …

"Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love …

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase" (Martin Luther King Jr.).   It is a certainty that we will fall if we try to do things without God's direction. …

"Right now counts forever" (R. C. Sproul). Most scholars believe Psalm 90 was written near the end of Israel's 40 years of wandering, which would mean Moses wrote it near the end of his earthly …

"Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives: 'I know that my Redeemer lives!'" (Thomas S. Monson). Our thoughts for this week come from Job's second response to Bildad. In Job, the book's namesake …

A new opportunity presented itself recently - the chance to be one of the hosts of a podcast. Garrett Bernethy, a preacher friend, contacted me a few years ago with the idea. After several …