In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is…
Mean Girls Don’t Win
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. — Song of Songs 4:7 We all know them. For that matter, we’ve already probably been one, even if just for a minute. A mean girl. Mean girls say mean things. Mean girls use their words like bullets — they aim for your weakest spot, the place…
Teach Us To Pray
This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us…
Words Lead to Actions
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 I used to teach elementary school, and each year for the first few days all I did was teach the classroom rules to all the students. We would practice walking in line, how to go through…