Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine….” To compromise or not to compromise…. It’s a question faced continually by politicians, parents and just about anyone facing a tough decision. To what length do we go in standing up for our principles? When is Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 20:9 “If I say, ‘I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,’ there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.” They’re headquartered in an abandoned monastery that Continue Reading…
John 2:5 “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’” It was the third day (third days in Scripture seem prone to miracles). The wine at the wedding feast was depleted but the party wasn’t over. Mary recognized what was happening, but had neither the power nor 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…
John 12:24-25 “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 12:7 “So I did as I was commanded.” “I am not called to be successful. I’m called to be faithful.” These well-known words of Mother Theresa pose a hard sell in our goal-driven society. It’s far too easy for us to jump on the cultural treadmill and conclude Continue Reading…
John 4:34 “’My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’” Nothing matters more than being in God’s will. It sustains. It nourishes. It satisfies. I had spent the last few days writing at a cottage on Lake Erie, Continue Reading…
2 John 8: “Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.” I was recently at a book signing in my hometown, Portsmouth, Ohio. At the bookstore where the event took place, my husband got into a conversation with Continue Reading…