Ezekiel 7:27 “…According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.” We live in confusing times, don’t we? Many are preaching a gospel of good vibes that replaces reality with a shifting-sand Continue Reading…
Colossians 3:12 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience” I had just squeezed into a parking space and rushed across the street to walk a few blocks to the coffee shop where I like to write. As I approached the Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? One of the signs of an unrighteous life is the lack of surrender. Always will be. My husband recently had a hard conversation with a friend. Although a fellow believer, the man’s Continue Reading…
Luke 16:10 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” My husband and I have been married now for 53 years, and for every one of those years I have made Continue Reading…
Psalm 68:6 “God sets the lonely in families….” Our culture seems to be headed on a runaway train toward dehumanization. We’re losing our sense of commonality. Of what it means to be fellow inhabitants on the planet. Of what it means to be human. In spite of all the wonderful Continue Reading…
John 8:14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going….” Do you know where you’re going? The answer to that question determines every aspect of your journey here on earth. And beyond. Continue Reading…
Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.” Sin wants you! And it will go to any length to catch you. As an Continue Reading…
Philippians 3:13-14 “…. 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.” The other day Chip and I were talking with a friend who was Continue Reading…
Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Profanity is the parlance of the fool. Why curse Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 48:35 And the name of the city from that time on shall be, “The Lord Is There.” This time last year, Chip and I had the opportunity to tour Ireland with two dear friends. After an all night flight from Philadelphia, we arrived in Dublin early the next morning. Continue Reading…