Psalm 71:14 “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.” The culture tries to paint a picture of hope. But I’m afraid it often seems more like hype. How many times we’ve been at a Penn State football game, we’re behind, and the Continue Reading…
James 4:2-3 “…You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives.…” During the presidency of George W. Bush, he challenged educators to avoid the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” He wanted schools to stop subtle discrimination by expecting Continue Reading…
John 11:21-22 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” “Yet Lord, I know even now you can deliver her.” I was surprised to find myself writing those words while praying Continue Reading…
Job 42:7-9 “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now…go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his Continue Reading…
John 10:10 “…I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” [ESV] The other morning I woke up with the word adventure on my mind. Since I was alone in a somewhat secluded setting by the woods for a few days of writing, it didn’t seem like the Continue Reading…
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Thank you. Gracias. Merci. Danke. Grazie. do jeh, daw-dyeh. Arigato. Expressing gratitude crosses all cultures and languages. Despite its universality, the climate of the day leans far more toward cynicism than gratefulness. And Continue Reading…
Psalm 68:19 “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” I pulled into the church parking lot listening to Toby Mac’s I Just Need U on the radio. Since it happens to be one of my favorite songs right now, I waited until it Continue Reading…
Hebrews 12:12-13 “Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.” How often, if ever, do you think about your legacy? Are you aware of the consequences of your choices? You may not think your Continue Reading…
Joshua 10:14 “There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being….” No way! Impossible! Never gonna’ happen! That’s what most people would have concluded had they calculated Israel’s odds as they began their conquest of the Promised Land. In Joshua Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God.” Talking points. We hear them on the news all the time. Surrogates of politicians saturate the media with carefully crafted statements in order to sway people to their Continue Reading…