Ephesians 2:1–10 Because of the prevalence of coal mines in West Virginia, that state has been in the news many times due to mining disasters. The thought of going several miles underground to work unnerves most of us, but the hardworking people of West Virginia have learned to live with the dangers involved....

You shall love your neighbor as yourself. –Matthew 19:19 For some, there is no person more difficult to love, to forgive, to tolerate than the person who appears before us in the mirror. Yet when Jesus says, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” the clear implication is that proper self–love is good....

For God so loved… It’s difficult for modern people to understand the cultural world before Christ. Even among the Jews in Nicodemus’s time, the idea that “God is love” was counterintuitive....

To receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, pray this prayer: Lord Jesus, I’m like everyone else—I can’t make it through life on my own. I’m imperfect. I’m prone to sin. I have come to realize that there’s nothing in the world I can do to make myself acceptable to You....