Psalm 16:6 “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” Free will: It’s our crowning honor; it’s our greatest source of shame. Our choices determine how we live in this life and where we will spend the next. Every single person born on Continue Reading…
1 John 5:21 “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” Have you ever noticed how disappointments can take on a life of their own? I think of young women I’ve counseled who have had bad breakups with their boyfriends. Their disappointment pushes them into a kind of fantasy land. The more Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:12-13 “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” [NIV] So what is this “secret of being content” Paul is referring to in Continue Reading…
Hebrews 13:5 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” You would think, especially in these days of partisanship and polarization, the Right and Left have nothing in common. But I Continue Reading…
Psalms 37:4 “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” “Won’t he be surprised when I live to be 90!” That was my 88-year old mother’s reaction when the doctor who discharged her from the hospital suggested she get Hospice care. Her congestive Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:12 “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Fruitless. Insignificant. Just a “medium” Continue Reading…
Genesis 3:4-5 “‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. “‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” Beware of deception. No we can’t….Spend our money with reckless abandon and find financial Continue Reading…
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (KJV) Do you ever find yourself drained, exhausted and worn-out while doing the will of God rather than revived, filled and satisfied? Do you ever, like me, Continue Reading…
Mark 8:34 “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” en·ti·tle·ment: the fact of having a right to something. There’s been a lot of talk these days about “entitlements” and “entitlement reform” in our country. Most would agree that Continue Reading…