Mark 4:15 “Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.” A beautiful house with a wraparound porch set on a mid-size lawn surrounded by woods. I was beyond Continue Reading…
Psalm 137:1 “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.” Educational facilities from my grandsons’ daycare to the college where I teach are taking a hit from the coronavirus quarantine. Online learning helps fulfill requirements, but hopes of graduations, internships and athletic events lay in the Continue Reading…
Luke 15:24 “For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Sometimes looking at the past gives us hope for the future. Reading my Grandpa Creech’s diary from 1958 is strengthening my faith. The pages reflect Grandpa’s concern for my parents. Their Continue Reading…
Psalm 31:24 “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” How’s your hope tank these days? A little depleted? I think the coronavirus has left us all feeling more vulnerable and less secure than we were when life was normal. When was that? Decades ago? The Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God” The Lord God Almighty who promises to be with us, even if the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the sea, calls us to “be still and know he is God” (Psalm 46:2;10). I’m working on it. I’m Continue Reading…
Genesis 3:24 “After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” In 1940, Winston Churchill famously remarked, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed Continue Reading…
John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” I’ve learned from Public Speaking that the shortest sentences are usually the most powerful. Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:31 “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Continue Reading…
Psalm 101:1 “I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise.” One of the silver linings to come out of the cloud of COVID -19 for me has been a visit from my two grandsons. The other morning, I was reading a book to them by Josh Continue Reading…
Hebrews 2:3-4 “how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit Continue Reading…