Luke 18:8 “…Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” I heard a radio host ask a question the other day. “What is one thing you believe with all your heart?” He wanted to know what principles remain nonnegotiable, no matter what others say. Many thoughts Continue Reading…
Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). My husband and I recently drove from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island to watch our 6-year-old grandson star as the Grinch in his kindergarten play. We weren’t driving Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 2:20-21 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Continue Reading…
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. As the Christmas season approaches, I find myself yearning for its simple message of hope. A message proclaiming there is no brokenness too broken for God. There is no disappointment too devastating, no sorrow too Continue Reading…
Psalm 92:4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. Don’t you love it when God lets you see the funny side of life? Rather than getting steeped in perfectionism and inevitable disappointment, he shows us how Continue Reading…
John 5:19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.” Do you ever consider how you can add value to the Continue Reading…
Psalm 7:17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. My husband and I recently flew from Pennsylvania to Nashville for a quick visit to see our son and his family. (Have to admit that our14-month old Continue Reading…
John 11:43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” “Lazarus, come out.” What powerful words! Jesus directed these words to his friend’s lifeless body. The same voice that spoke light into darkness when the world began, did it again. Suddenly, Lazarus’ neurons started Continue Reading…
Luke 8:52 And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” I recently attended a conference that gave me new hope for those who have left the faith. The speaker, OB/GYN doctor Bill Lile, summed up his approach Continue Reading…
Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. So what’s filling your mind these days? Plans, worries, disappointments, fears? How about Continue Reading…