Today's thought: an ambition that climbs over, disregards and hurts other individuals is totally incongruent with the ways of the kingdom of heaven. We are either serving Christ and each other, or we are serving ourselves.

Today's thought: in Hebrew thought, God himself was to be sought after. After that, wisdom was the one thing to be chased after, and with a holy passion!

Today's thought: Jesus epitomized the beautiful life, not so much by the things he said and the things he did, but the way in which he spoke and acted. It was with gentle compassion. It was with profound love.

Today's thought: in relationships, consistency breeds confidence and trust; incon- sistency results in lack of confidence and distrust. Can we be trusted?

Today's thought: today, I am going to leash my tongue, and I am going to look for someone to whom I can bring a word of restorative grace.

Today's thought: "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." What consequences would you like to see today out there in your world? You choose.

Today's thought: speak to your brothers and sisters in Christ as you would speak to Jesus himself, and you won’t go far wrong.

Today's thought: in the darkest and most traumatic moment of his life, the Lord Jesus spoke the Scriptures into a prayer. Now there’s a goal to aim for.

Today's thought: knowing also how precious people are to God, and knowing how powerful our words can be, we ought to become both thoughtful and skilful in our use of them.

Today's thought: we need to teach in order to shape and construct souls, not to distort and tear them apart. Be careful how you use your words today.