2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. One of the requirements of my teaching job consists of getting periodic fingerprints. The last time I tried, the folks scanning my prints reported they were Continue Reading…
Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.” [AMP] My husband and I celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary this week. Hopeless romantic that I am, I couldn’t help but reminisce about our unlikely story…. As many of you know, Chip Continue Reading…
Psalm 139:13-14 “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” I felt like my heart was bursting. I could barely catch my breath when Continue Reading…
John 3:27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.” When I pick up a book, it’s always interesting to me to see various affirmations on the first pages from people recommending it as a good read. Some authors include pages of Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Salt serves as a preserver. But when Jesus calls us the Continue Reading…
1 Chronicles 28:20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work.” Do you know God has work for you to do? Whether the “paid” kind of work or voluntary, if you’re still breathing, you have not yet completed your assignments. Who knows but Continue Reading…
Revelation 2:17 “Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.” “Who Continue Reading…
Proverbs 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” There’s a lot of talk these days about “infrastructure” in our country. It refers basically to the physical systems needed for a government to run smoothly. Safe bridges and roads, adequate Continue Reading…
Romans 16:12-15 “Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and Continue Reading…
Psalm 71:18 “Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.” I love the Pass It On billboards along the road. Like the picture of Jackie Robinson with the words “Here’s Continue Reading…