Song of Solomon 2:15 “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” As I was having my devotions the other morning, I spotted a fox running across the field. A rare occurrence, the first thing that came to mind was Continue Reading…
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Demonstrative speeches turn out to be some of the most interesting assignments I give my Public Speaking students. They also hold the record for most mishaps. Since students are required to show how to do something, not Continue Reading…
Romans 8:24-25 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. I was preparing to go to church when my 5-year-old grandson came into the Continue Reading…
Ephesians 1:16 “I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers” When my husband asked me if I was ready for our small group Bible study the other night, I responded with a resounding “Yes!” Focusing on Ephesians 1:15-23, I knew we would be discussing gratitude. Over Continue Reading…
Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. A car rear-ended me the other Continue Reading…
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. One of my students recently gave his tribute speech honoring his aunt. He constructed a beautiful acronym to describe her virtues. When he got to the “O” in his speech, he said, “O stands for obstinate!” What? He explained how his aunt’s obstinate refusal to give Continue Reading…
Isaiah 7:9 “…if you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.” I imagine you’re familiar with the acronym, RINO—Republicans In Name Only. It’s used as a derisive term to describe people affiliated with the Republican Party perceived not to adhere to conservative principles. The Democratic Continue Reading…
John 6:5 “He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.” “So what are we going to do with all these people?” Jesus asked Philip. A crowd of five thousand was flooding the countryside. But the disciples didn’t have enough money to buy even a Continue Reading…
Luke 2:26 “And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.” A few years ago my husband pruned our holly tree. Boy, did he! I wondered if any of those beautiful red berries would ever Continue Reading…
Galatians 3:5 “So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?” We are saved because we believed what we heard. Continue Reading…