An important aspect of planning your wedding is selecting Scriptures to be read in the ceremony. Many clergy encourage couples to look through the Bible and choose some appropriate verses. This provides an excellent way for the bride and groom to personalize their service by choosing passages that have

In Part One of this article, we discussed the sometimes challenging task of choosing Bible verses for your wedding ceremony and listed possible choices from the Old Testament and Apocrypha. In Part Two we continue with a list of possibilities from the Gospels and New Testament. We will also discuss

The first thing to come to mind at this moment is this saying: Fear is Faith inverted. I think there's a lot of truth to that. I have a lot of faith and it's carried me through some of the rockiest times of my life. But, I'm human and I feel, cut, bleed and cry like the rest of us. And, no matter how

was driving home from the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping and errands and it began to snow. The roads were becoming slick and I exercised caution. My focus was on my driving -- and not ending up in the trunk of the car ahead of me. I was tense from the running, from the errands and everything

Once we are adults, we can point to some Christmases, where we were deeply disappointed. Or we went off to do our own thing, and now feel broken and ugly. Like we don't deserve any pleasant surprises or gifts, and this colours our attitude to the festivities. You might not be looking forward to