Psalm 145:4 One generation shall commend your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts. My Grandpa Creech served as a country preacher most of his adult life. He founded and pastored the small church where I grew up in southern Ohio for about forty years. Rehoboth Mission was Continue Reading…
Psalm 100:1-2 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Julian of Norwich wrote, “The greatest honor we can give to the Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.” Her words both convict and inspire me. Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God….” Do you recognize the uhs, likes and youknows in your life? Filler words comprise one of the most common weaknesses I observe in my public speaking students’ presentations. Rather than pausing if they need to gather their thoughts, they fill Continue Reading…
Luke 16:10 One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. An elderly couple entered a hotel in Philadelphia in the late 1880s looking for a room. Unfortunately, the clerk informed them Continue Reading…
Matthew 8:24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. Ever experience a “furious storm?” Maybe a whole season of “furious storms?” They’re the kind of storms so overwhelming you’re afraid your boat might sink. Wave after Continue Reading…
1 John 3:17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? I recently read a story once reported in the New York Times about a man preparing to complete his college degree. Continue Reading…
Luke 24:21 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Easter is coming! We live in a world jam packed with fears and anxieties. So much tragic news bombards our airwaves that I think many folks are losing the capacity to even recognize good news. And Easter Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 15:19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. As we watched our 7-month old grandson reach for his plastic toy, we could see he was making a herculean effort. Not yet able to crawl, he would push up Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. God has designed us to connect with other people. He blesses us and asks us to pour out that blessing on others. A recently reported Harvard study on longevity shows relationships help us live longer Continue Reading…
Job 33:14 For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. We recently drove to Nashville to visit our son and his family. Josiah works in music business, and one of the bands he helps manage was performing at the Ryman Auditorium. Since he had to work Continue Reading…