Luke 15:7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. I thought of the scripture about how the birth of a new believer triggers widespread joy in heaven. Of course, I was holding my Continue Reading…
Song of Solomon 2:4 “…and his banner over me was love.” I have read and studied the Song of Solomon many times over the years. In fact, at one point, my Bible would automatically fall open to its pages because I referenced it so much. Recently, I’ve been rereading it Continue Reading…
John 8:10-11 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” I can’t imagine how this adulterous woman must have felt. Dragged from her literal bed Continue Reading…
Psalm 19:9-11 “The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.” Every responsible parent sets boundaries. No running in the Continue Reading…
John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” At times it’s hard to wrap our minds around the kind of sacrifice Jesus made to save us. Some people spend their whole lives trying to figure it out, refusing to believe Continue Reading…
Psalm 84:10 “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.” I think one of the biggest blights the corona virus has spawned is the pandemic of fear. Continue Reading…
Psalm 8:4 “what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” [ESV] As I left the house for my daily two-mile walk, I knew it could start raining any minute. The forecast predicted a 60% chance and the looming clouds Continue Reading…
Psalm 17:7 “Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand” We sing about it, read about it. It’s so familiar we almost trivialize it. Yet, I can’t think of a better time of year to ponder and proclaim the wonders of God’s love. This Continue Reading…
Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Right after Chip and I were married, we moved to Florida where he and his brother bought a lot, cleared the land, and built a spec house to Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:9-10 “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.” Theologian Frederick Buechner writes how Christianity is too good not to be true. But when I accepted Jesus as Savior I had no idea how good or how Continue Reading…