Luke 7:16 “…God visited his people.” (ESV) A number of years ago we received a calendar from some missionary friends living in France. The December scripture was taken from this passage in Luke 7: “Dieu a visite son peuple.” I remember thinking how much that verse captured the essence Continue Reading…
Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” From the man who after thirty years of faithful employment is told to clean out his desk to the piercing words of the oncologist, there’s nothing more we can do; from the Continue Reading…
Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” I recently had a small but poignant experience that sharpened to me the beauty of everyday redemption. I had just paid for getting my hair done at the beauty salon. As I Continue Reading…
Acts 7:20 “At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child.” No ordinary child…. I was recently reading the account in Exodus 2 where the infant Moses was delivered from the edict of death issued to all Hebrew boys living in Egypt. With the desperate hope of Continue Reading…