Deuteronomy 15:1-2 At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts Continue Reading…
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. You made your bed; now lie in it. You’re probably Continue Reading…
Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good…. Acadia National Park here we come! Our kids agreed to vacation with us in celebration of our 50th wedding anniversary. So off to one of our favorite spots when they were young—Maine’s rocky Continue Reading…
Genesis 5:5;8;14;17;20;27;31 “…and then he died.” America’s first televised game show was titled “Truth or Consequences.” On the show contestants were given a few seconds to respond to some trivia question before Beulah the Buzzer sounded. if they failed to respond accurately, they had to face a consequence for “not Continue Reading…
Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. [NIV] I got a speeding ticket the other day. I knew the minute the police car pulled up behind me and those blue Continue Reading…
Job 2:10 ”Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Much of life comes as a mixed bag. Highs, lows, clarity, confusion, peace, anxiety. This past holiday I experienced a little bit of everything. Our plans at Christmas entailed driving to Ohio to visit my brother Continue Reading…
Psalm 31:1 “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!” “If at first you don’t succeed, have some cake.” One of my students recently began her speech with this quote from the book, The Boy, the Mole, Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 12:5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” [NIV] “Lord, I wouldn’t give someone I didn’t trust my checkbook…but you did.” My friend was dealing Continue Reading…
Isaiah 61:3 “…and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of spirit of despair….” [NIV] The other day my son texted me a picture of the ultrasound Continue Reading…
Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” I’ve been experiencing some green envy lately. I walk around our block every day and admire the beautifully groomed yards with their budding trees, splashes of tulips and green grass. Our grass is Continue Reading…