2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. If God is patient with us, shouldn’t we be patient with other people? I like 17th century Continue Reading…
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. I’ve read the parable of the persistent widow many times, but a few mornings ago the words seemed to jump off the page. I embraced Jesus’ words—to always pray Continue Reading…
Luke 12:35-36 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.” Thirty years. That’s how long the cold war bunker, built Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:4 “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Yippee! I got a window seat! I had not flown on an airplane in a long time. Continue Reading…
James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. You’re probably familiar with the Continue Reading…
Mark 10: 8-9 “and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” My husband and I recently celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary. I often say, “God tricked me.” Because our communication flowed so Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:9-10 “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” What does a baseball legend, a college president and heaven have Continue Reading…
Isaiah 63:7 “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us—yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.” I was leaving for church Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 12:5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” [NIV] “Lord, I wouldn’t give someone I didn’t trust my checkbook…but you did.” My friend was dealing Continue Reading…
Mark 10:21-22 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Someone has observed that Continue Reading…