And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7 This is a very familiar verse to many. We ask God for this peace and we pray for this peace for others. So why don’t more Christians actually Read more…
So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have Read more…
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105 Lately I have felt lost. It is as if I am wandering aimlessly. I have felt tired all the time and my attitude could use some improvement. I have had three different co-workers Read more…
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to you again. – 1 Kings 18:37 Sometimes the lost are halfway found. Some, many perhaps, sense there is something more to this world than Read more…
It is so easy to lose your way even with directions. I have so often missed my turn even with the GPS voice nagging me by telling me I have already “arrived” because I was so focused on the directions that I didn’t see the road sign. I was so Read more…
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted Read more…
Jesus wept. – John 11:35 There is so much to contemplate in these two simple words. Why did Jesus weep? Some of the mourners who saw Jesus weep assumed Jesus was grieving Lazarus’ death. Others there criticized Jesus for weeping instead of coming to heal Lazarus while there was a Read more…
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” – Galatians 5:13 I love our country and I thank God we live in a country where we are free to serve and worship Jesus, Read more…
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” – Psalms 42: 1-2 NIV As I was listening to “praise music” recently, I found myself thinking Read more…
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a Read more…