Acts 17:27 “God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.” I love the voice activation on my phone. All I have to do is say, Okay Google, and access to Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 1:9 “Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” What does hopelessness feel like to you? I’m sure you’ve been there. Every source of security—gone. All the legs supporting Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:5; 8 “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure…. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” How can we find security in a world that seems petering on destruction? I’ve been reading about the sweeping Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” [ESV] The day finally came. Six weeks earlier my husband had Continue Reading…
Leviticus 19:18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” We’re all familiar with drug-free zones. Designated areas, usually close to schools, where the distribution or possession of controlled substances warrants a greater fine than in other places. They serve to Continue Reading…
Galatians 5:25 “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day….” The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein song ran through my mind as I started on my daily walk. I had veered off my typical morning Continue Reading…
Psalm 31:24 “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” A lady called our church office the other day asking if she could meet with me. We set up a time and as she related all the difficulties she was going through, my heat broke. It seemed Continue Reading…
Numbers 13:31-32 “… ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.’ And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored….” Do you recognize these names: Shammua, Shaphat, Igal, Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi and Geuel? Probably not. These are the ten 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 Continue Reading…
Psalm 26:8 “Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.” This summer we had the opportunity to see yet another production of My Fair Lady. I enjoyed listening to “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Continue Reading…