Philippians1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. We knew my 90-year-old mother didn’t have long to live. As she lay dying on our couch in the living room, our family gathered around her. Continue Reading…
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Like any good father, God gives us gifts because he loves us. He wants us to know we are more Continue Reading…
Psalm 115: 11 “You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.” I’ve recently noticed a significant change in my life. When things don’t work out the way I expected, it doesn’t bother me as much as it used to. Disappointments don’t hang on me like Continue Reading…
Joshua 11:15 “As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.” I love those days when everything falls into place. Items on my list checked-off, all tasks completed. To the best of my awareness I’ve finished whatever Continue Reading…
Psalm 73:25 “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.” Have you ever felt like the Psalmist? He looks at the state of the world around him and sees those far less upright than him prospering. The rich and ruthless seem to be Continue Reading…
Mark 2:27 “Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.’” I’m going for “tunnel vision” this Christmas. I want my mind to be wrapped around one overriding thought: Christmas was made for us, not us for Christmas. Of course I’m paraphrasing what Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God….” Do you have trouble being present in the present? I appreciate multi-tasking. Although a recently added word to our lexicon, the feat of being able to do several things at one time didn’t begin with this generation. Millennials who text, Continue Reading…
Luke 24:31 “Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him….” Maybe you’ve heard the story that was in the Washington Post a few years ago. Early one January morning a scrubby looking young man arrived at a DC metro and pulled out his violin. With his case open Continue Reading…
Hebrews 4:11 “Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.” I’ve recently added a new element in my public speaking classes called “the power of the pause.” Most experts in public speaking explain how important it Continue Reading…