Verse

John 3:16-18

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

Quote

Ernest Hemingway,
"Be humble after, but not during the action."

Joke

Went to the doctor with a suspicious-looking mole.

He said they all look that way and I should have left him in the garden.

Verse

John 3:5-8

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.  You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Quote

Nikki Giovanni,

"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts."

Joke

Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth.

Then it's a soap opera.

Verse

John 1:1-5

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Quote

Tom Peters,

"Celebrate what you want to see more of."

Joke

I'm afraid for the calendar.

Its days are numbered.

Verse

1 Peter 1:13-16

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Quote

George Bernard Shaw,

"You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul."

Joke

I tried all morning to cook up an egg-related pun, but I couldn’t crack it.

Verse

James 5:7-9

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

Quote

George Bernard Shaw,

"Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not."

Joke

I used to play piano by ear.

Now I use my hands.

Verse

1 Thessalonians 2:14

And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

Quote

Plato,

"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."

Joke

How does NASA organize a party?

They planet.

Verse

James 2:14-19

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”

Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Quote

Jim Rohn,

"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces, regret weighs tons."

Joke

I ordered a chicken and an egg online.

I’ll let you know.

Verse

Ephesians 5:25-33

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Quote

Laurence J. Peter,

"America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation."

Joke

What do you call a factory that makes okay products?

A satisfactory.

Verse

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Quote

Charles M. Schulz,

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

Joke

It takes guts to be an organ donor.

Verse

Ephesians 4:1-6

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Quote

David Goggins,

"If you want to get better, do things that no one else wants to do. Do the things that no one is even thinking about doing."

Joke

If a child refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?

Verse

Ephesians 2:14-18

For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Quote

Katherine Hepburn,

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give, which is everything."

Joke

I used to be a personal trainer.

Then I gave my too weak notice.

Verse

Psalm 27:4,5

One thing I ask from the Lord,
   this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
   all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
   and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble
   he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
   and set me high upon a rock.

Quote

Jimmy Buffett,

"It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad."

Joke

I like telling Dad jokes.

Sometimes he laughs!

Verse

Hebrews 2:1:4

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Quote

Dan Brown,

"Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer."

Joke

What's brown and sticky?

A stick.

Verse

2 John 1:5,6

And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

Quote

A.J. Tracey,

"You can't dwell on disappointment. You've got to take the positives and keep looking ahead."

Joke

I decided to sell my vacuum cleaner—it was just gathering dust!

Verse

Jude 1:17-23

But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Quote

George Washington Carver,

"When you can do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."

Joke

I used to hate facial hair...but then it grew on me.