Psalm 90: 14, 17 “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love….establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.” My friend Frank liked to say everyone in the world is searching for two things: to know someone loves them and that their life has Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:13 “But the greatest of these is love.” Author Bob Goff writes, “The way we love the people we don’t agree with is the best evidence that the tomb is really empty.” Ouch! It doesn’t take much insight to see how division is running rampant in our country Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” We show intolerance to those who are intolerant. We judge those who are judgmental. We readily dismiss the ideas of Continue Reading…
Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” While waiting for my flight to board, the couple sitting next to me at the airport caught my attention. They had in hand a recent purchase from Starbucks. A Caramel Macchiato? Skinny Continue Reading…
Revelation 2:4 “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” They worked tirelessly without growing weary. They endured hardship after hardship for the sake of Christ. They persevered when others folded. They fearlessly exposed hypocrisy in the church, unswerving in their dedication to 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…
Jude 1:3 “… I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” Contend for the faith. I can’t get that phrase out of my mind. Jude urged the early church to fight against every smidgen of apostasy. Continue Reading…
Mark 10:9 “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Grandpa Creech was a great storyteller. The story he most often loved to tell revealed his deep affection for Grandma…. After Grandpa returned home from the army, he was nearing his old homeplace when he spotted a woman Continue Reading…
Matthew 7:11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” I was chased today by a mother robin. She sat dutifully on her nest until my Continue Reading…
1 John 2:10-11 “Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness…the darkness has blinded him.” Love is blind. We’ve all heard that expression, right? Well I think hate blinds far more Continue Reading…