2 Corinthians 2:7 “Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.” How do we respond to weak believers? Do we throw them under the bus or extend an olive branch? “All we are saying… is give peace a chance…” Continue Reading…
Galatians 2:10 “All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.” “They’re here!” It had all come together at lightning speed. The time between our first meeting with Bethany Christian Services to the night the Congolese family Continue Reading…
Judges 2:10-11 “After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord….” One generation. That’s all it took to lose everything. The Lord promised not to break his Continue Reading…
Joshua 11:15 “As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.” I love those days when everything falls into place. Items on my list checked-off, all tasks completed. To the best of my awareness I’ve finished whatever Continue Reading…
2 Kings 6:17 “And Elisha prayed, ‘Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” Have you ever been in need of night vision goggles? You’re familiar with them. Used Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 1:20 “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” How important is it to you to keep your promises? To always do what you say you will Continue Reading…
Mathew 8:27 “The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” Lake Erie would never be mistaken for the Atlantic Ocean, but I might have thought I was at Acadia in Maine rather than Marblehead, Ohio. The usually calm Continue Reading…
Joshua 10:14 “There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being….” No way! Impossible! Never gonna’ happen! That’s what most people would have concluded had they calculated Israel’s odds as they began their conquest of the Promised Land. In Joshua Continue Reading…
John 21:22 “Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.’” I could hardly contain my excitement as we set out on the six-hour drive to Rhode Island. We hadn’t seen our 19-month old grandson for what seemed like years Continue Reading…
Psalm 73:25 “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.” “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me…” You’re probably familiar with St. Patrick’s famously quoted prayer. But did you know Continue Reading…