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…
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.” Some of Jesus’ teachings land on our hearts like a Cat 5 hurricane. They rip off the roofs and demolish Continue Reading…
Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to me… you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Continue Reading…
Genesis 3:5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” It’s a position everyone with a beating heart wants, no matter the age, gender or nationality. People have been applying for it since the Continue Reading…
Hosea 6:3 “Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him.” We recently had the opportunity to tour the fabulous Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. I couldn’t help but notice the pin our tour guide was wearing: BEAT ARMY. When asked about it, she said, “Beat Army isn’t Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 1:7 “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” [ESV] Sometimes, even in a season of relative calm, fear sneaks into the edges of my mind like a Colombian drug cartel at the southern border. What if something bad is about to Continue Reading…