Lamentations 3:21-24 “This I call to mind and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” I believe a prevailing mark of today’s culture can be traced to a lack Continue Reading…
I John 5:21 “Dear children, keep yourself from idols.” I recently heard Pastor Tim Keller make an interesting comparison taken from the movie, Rocky Balboa. Being almost 60 years old, Rocky is asked why he wants to fight again. He responds, “If I know I can go the distance, I’ll Continue Reading…
Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Shortly after Chip and I were married, we moved to Florida where he and his brother Dick teamed together to begin a business. Chip’s first project entailed buying and clearing land in order to Continue Reading…
Mark 16:3 “and they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’” When the women went to the grave to put spices on Jesus’ body, they had no idea of how they would do it. The huge stone covering the tomb was locked Continue Reading…
Judges 5:31 “But may those who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” We recently installed solar panels on our farm. It has been amazing to see our electric meter actually move backward as the energy generated from the sun gets “credited” to our account. Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus told the Samaritan woman that he would have given her even more than she Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus wanted the Samaritan woman to ask. He also wants us to ask, so much Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus basically tells the Samaritan woman if she knew…she would have asked…and he would have Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:5-7 “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…taking the very nature of a servant.” A few months after my dad’s wife died, Hospice contacted him and asked if he would be interested in volunteering with their patients. Before long he was visiting up to thirty, Continue Reading…
Luke 21:14 “But make up your mind not to worry beforehand…” There are so many things we could worry about. Everything from what we’re going to wear to how we’ll pay the bills to concerns for our family, church and country qualifies as sources of worry. We can get to Continue Reading…