Read Luke 15:1-10Luke 15:1-10English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVOne Sheep 15 1 . Tax collectors l Tax collectors: See the note at . and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. 2 So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, “This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats [...]

Then this message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep? You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the [...]

My mother grew up in a South Carolina textile community better known then as the mill hill or mill village. In elementary school all the children were from that same community, but upon entering junior high school everything changed. Suddenly she was thrown in with the uptown folk and some of them were from well [...]

Today, begin your prayer with the following passage from Matthew: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, hiow can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A [...]

Here is today’s verse to begin your time in prayer: Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us. [...]