John 5:19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.” Do you ever consider how you can add value to the Continue Reading…
Job 33:14 For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. We recently drove to Nashville to visit our son and his family. Josiah works in music business, and one of the bands he helps manage was performing at the Ryman Auditorium. Since he had to work Continue Reading…
1 Samuel 3:19 “The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.” At the end of each day when my 6-year-old grandson gets home from school, his mom asks the most consequential of questions, “Were you a good listener today?” He’s learning his answer Continue Reading…
Galatians 3:5 “So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?” We are saved because we believed what we heard. Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 2: 8 “But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” I recently took my 3-year-old grandson to an indoor playground where he could release some of his unspent energy. At one point Continue Reading…
Psalm 139:1 “O Lord, you have searched me and known me!” [ESV] Our daughter Bethany sought to learn Mandarin when she was dating her husband (who is of Asian descent). My friend Theresa wants to learn Spanish so she can better help Spanish-speaking people who apply for mortgage loans at her Continue Reading…
John 10:27 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” My voice….When I arrived at Lakeside this summer for my annual time-away-to-write venture, my voice turned out to be the one thing I was missing. All my futile attempts to speak resulted in no more than Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God….” Do you have trouble being present in the present? I appreciate multi-tasking. Although a recently added word to our lexicon, the feat of being able to do several things at one time didn’t begin with this generation. Millennials who text, Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:12 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (KJV) When our son, Josiah, was young he loved to tell jokes. One of his favorites was the Continue Reading…