Listen Up!

Read Proverbs 5:1 through 6:35; 1 Corinthians 6:1–20   Driving while sending or reading a text message is illegal in most states and a bad idea in every state. But that didn’t stop Cynthia. Excited about the new boots she had just bought at the mall, she couldn’t wait to text her best friend. She was so focused on her …

The Best Debt

Read Romans 13:1 through 16:27   Generally the Bible encourages believers to live a life free of debt. Obviously, the framework of modern American life offers distinctions between the kind of debt that is basically acceptable (such as a reasonable mortgage) and the debt that can be burdensome and corrosive (like payday loans, etc.). There is one debt we are …

Childlike Faith

Read Psalms 93:1 through 101:8   When six-year-old Logan heard his mother on the phone with Grandpa, he begged, “Please, Mommy, can I talk?” Thinking her son wanted to tell Grandpa about his fun day at vacation Bible school, she said handed him the phone.   Logan asked, “Grandpa would you please give your heart to Jesus? I want you …

Passing Inspection

Read Isaiah 18:1 through 20:6; 2 Corinthians 13:1–14   “Do you have a building permit for this?” The city official stood in the driveway with a clipboard.   Ted was nearly finished adding the room above his garage. “I need a building permit to add on to my own home?”   Ted should have checked with the city. At least, …