2 Thess. 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. I waved a tearful farewell as my daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids pulled out of the parking lot from our rented cottage. Continue Reading…
1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. One of the most popular catch phrases to ever come out of Hollywood hails from the Continue Reading…
Acts 1:7-8 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses…” Ever felt like you’re stuck in limbo? It’s that in-between time when one Continue Reading…
John 14:12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” In 1804 Thomas Jefferson started cutting and pasting all the passages in the Gospels he Continue Reading…
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…
Joshua 1:7 “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.” What does “courage” look like to you? Maybe you picture courage as Sam and Frodo fighting through unthinkable evil to throw the Ring into the fires of Continue Reading…
Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Another semester at the college where I teach has come to a close. All my students’ speeches (much Continue Reading…
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. As I watched a clip of Joni Mitchell singing her iconic folk song, “Both Sides Now,” at the recent Grammy awards, I got Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. Most heresies contain a seed of truth. That’s what makes them Continue Reading…
Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. Nana, Mimi, Gammie, Memaw…all sweet nicknames for Grandmas. I have a new one though, one unique to my 1 ½ year old grandson. “That.” There’s nothing quite so endearing as having the smiling little guy run toward me exclaiming, “That! That!” At least my husband has Continue Reading…