Ezekiel 48:35 And the name of the city from that time on shall be, “The Lord Is There.” This time last year, Chip and I had the opportunity to tour Ireland with two dear friends. After an all night flight from Philadelphia, we arrived in Dublin early the next morning. Continue Reading…
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. “You guys sure know how to shake up an ordinary trip,” someone recently commented. My husband and I purchased a roundtrip flight from Harrisburg to Nashville for Continue Reading…
John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends. A few years ago, some women in our church decided to take a road trip to catch a women’s conference in Lexington, Kentucky. Edith Continue Reading…
Hebrews 12:2 Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. “We’re focusing more on the needles than the tree!” I told Continue Reading…
James 4:14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. My recent return flight from Nashville to Philadelphia turned out to be one for the record books. My son took Continue Reading…
Matthew 6:34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? We picked up a common colloquialism Continue Reading…
Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Do you ever feel like you’re facing a coalition of problems? It seems like trouble presses in from every side until you Continue Reading…
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. As the Christmas season approaches, I find myself yearning for its simple message of hope. A message proclaiming there is no brokenness too broken for God. There is no disappointment too devastating, no sorrow too Continue Reading…
Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. So what’s filling your mind these days? Plans, worries, disappointments, fears? How about Continue Reading…
Psalm 122:6-7 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they be secure who love you. Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” I don’t know about you, but recent events in Israel have reminded me of the fragility of life. The onslaught of brutality against innocents has Continue Reading…