Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?    How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? SelahBut know that the Lord has set apart the godly for...

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not...

“Are we going to talk about it, or are you going to pout about it all day?” Lynne asked from the doorway. With that comment, I decided I was going to pout some more. I was an expert at giving Lynne the “silent treatment” when we had a disagreement. I like to think that I am beyond that now, but Lynne may have her own opinion. Which makes me wonder how God feels when I give him the “silent treatment?” It’s not that I deliberately ignore Him. Now...