Hebrews 11:9;11 “…he lived in tents…. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” Some of my sweetest memories surround camping vacations when our kids were young. I always felt a sense of freedom from perfection when we camped. So what if Continue Reading…
Genesis 28:16 “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Jacob knew it was time to get out of Dodge. He had deceived his brother Esau and stolen his blessing as the firstborn. Esau vowed to kill him. So he fled. He headed for his Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 3:12 “I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.” Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry. Maybe you’ve seen that slogan. My daughter has a print of it hanging in her house. Continue Reading…
John 6:13 “So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.” Five fish and two loaves of bread feed 5000 people with food left over (John 6). An impoverished widow saves her sons from being sold Continue Reading…
Luke 9:26 “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” Are you sometimes ashamed to be aligned with truth when those around you Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time….” I’m a firm believer beauty has a way of stimulating us toward a more generous thought life. It lifts us above the petty and connects us with Something bigger. I think that accounts for what happened to me in the Continue Reading…
1 Thessalonians 5:11“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” You’ve probably heard the term “sweet spot.” Everything flows together at just the right time and just the right place to produce the maximum effect. We’re in the groove. We’re in harmony with the Continue Reading…
Galatians 6:1 “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.” Cheap grace says, “I don’t care if you drink that poison, I love you anyway.” True grace says, “I Continue Reading…
Matthew 7:11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” I was chased today by a mother robin. She sat dutifully on her nest until my Continue Reading…
Psalm 8:4 “what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? [ESV] The exact same words. The exact opposite meaning. The question…why me? can be asked in one of two ways. The two ways stand miles apart. In fact, you might Continue Reading…