“Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who, seeing…

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) What’s the most dangerous job for a cop? Not the most dangerous assignment, as in patrol, SWAT, or Vice, but the most dangerous JOB? Many assignments can be dangerous, but the most dangerous JOB is actually confronting a subject. Whether…

“And he [Jesus] spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other…

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open…

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.  Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes,…

“And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty. Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not…

“Not that I speak in respect of want:  for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” (Philippians 4:11) As a cop’s wife, you learn to live with concerns that most wives don’t have: your husband’s safety, toxic media coverage, and bad politics, just to name a few. A more immediate…

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” (Romans 15:4) Deuteronomy 10:12-13 says “And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but…To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this…

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 15:13) God is “the God of hope.” The hope He gives is a good hope, a sure hope. He gives us joy and peace as we believe…

“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” (James 4:8) If you’re a cop, life can be busy. There’s your job, part-time job(s), court, and family. For a Christian on the job, it can be easy to let personal devotion time—Bible reading and prayer—go by the wayside. In a way, it’s like…

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2). The…

“And when he [Jesus] was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that…