Is there a relationship that better exemplifies understanding, forgiveness, consolation, comfort, and unconditional love than the mother-child relationship? The Bible has much to say to and about mothers, including the spiritual parallels to the relationship God has for us. We share 13 passages of Scripture about motherhood for our contemplation: Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3; Deuteronomy 5:16; Psalm 127:3; Proverbs 6:20; Psalm 139:13; Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 23:22-25; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 31:25-30; Isaiah 49:15; and Isaiah 66:13. Genesis 3:16 is also referenced.
Jesus gives us the definition of a true friend in John 15:13-15: "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his...
In a chilly Bethlehem night, four shepherds, Abel, Joel, Ezra, and Seth, gather around a fire, discussing the cold weather and the bustling activity...
Tradition holds that Paul wrote the first epistle to Timothy from Macedonia, likely in the region of northern Greece. After his release from his...
