“How much better to get wisdom than gold!” Proverbs 16:16 People all over the world are constantly looking for the better item, whether buying fruit in a market or choosing a place to live.  We examine, ponder, compare, and finally make a

“Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning”. Exodus 23:8. Not all bribery is overt; some is more subtle. And not all bribes are financial. Flattery is a type of bribe that uses words as currency. If we give

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 We readily admit that we would rather laugh than weep, dance than mourn, and gain than lose (Ecc.4-6). Yet we know that as we embrace

“Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.”  Hebrew 4:1. If people die without having put their faith in Jesus as Savior, they face an eternity

“Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” Mark 4:40. Mark’s gospel describes the disciples’ vivid lesson about who Jesus is and what He can do. While they were frantically trying to save a sinking