Numbers 14: “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me….?” A great dialogue takes place in Numbers 13 and 14 between Joshua and Caleb and the other spies who are reporting to the people about the Promised Land they 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…
Mark 9:50 “Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.” An argument ensues among the disciples as to which one of them is the greatest. Someone driving out demons in Jesus’ name offends them because he is not in their circle. They have to be warned not Continue Reading…
Luke 21:14 “But make up your mind not to worry beforehand…” There are so many things we could worry about. Everything from what we’re going to wear to how we’ll pay the bills to concerns for our family, church and country qualifies as sources of worry. We can get to Continue Reading…
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” My grandma, Ocie Adloff, died when I was young so I don’t remember her well, just Continue Reading…