Do you set the temperature around you, or are you just affected by it?

Faith is what honors God the most, and it's what God mostly honors.

Peacemakers bring peace to others... like God, their Father, does.

it's not about money... it's about relationship.

Purity of heart doesn't mean sinlessness of life. Christians in this world are sinners in recovery.

Generosity isn't always about quantity... sometimes it's quality, or capacity, or timing, or just proximity. All of our generosity is enabled and emboldened by the generosity of God to us.

Mercy is compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to harm.

We need to be thankful for our past, our present, and our future, and let it shape our generosity.

Jesus wasn't talking about physical hunger, but spiritual hunger.

Kids actually imitate far more than the way we dress or talk;sometimes even the words we use, or the tone, or the attitudes we show, or the way we treat others... or if church is important.