Verse of the Day — August 13, 2026: Luke 9:23
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me.
World English Bible (WEB)
Jesus points beyond admiration into a costly kind of following. Sometimes that means stepping back from the part of us that needs to win, impress, or stay at the center. It is not about shrinking into nothing, but about making room for a truer and steadier life. In ordinary hours this may look very…
Choosing the Weight
Jesus points beyond admiration into a costly kind of following. Sometimes that means stepping back from the part of us that needs to win, impress, or stay at the center. It is not about shrinking into nothing, but about making room for a truer and steadier life.
In ordinary hours this may look very small: not forcing the last word in a tense conversation, choosing gentleness over self-protection. What feels heavy in the moment can become the path that leaves the soul lighter.