1 Samuel 13:13-14 “’You have done a foolish thing,’ Samuel said. ‘You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure…’” Are we “all in” doing life God’s way or do we Continue Reading…
Luke 3:10 “What should we do then?” Never underestimate the significance of small acts of obedience. One response to God’s voice triggers a chain reaction that can change the world. In preparing the people for the coming Messiah, John the Baptist exhorted the crowd to repent and produce fruit in Continue Reading…
Numbers 13:31-32 “But the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.’ And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored….” Is it easier for you to believe good news or bad news? Are Continue Reading…
Jude 1:3 “… I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” Contend for the faith. I can’t get that phrase out of my mind. Jude urged the early church to fight against every smidgen of apostasy. Continue Reading…
Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” “John showed me the right way to die.” That was the sentiment one of my friends expressed upon the death of a dear brother in our church…. John’s battle with cancer lasted only a few months, Continue Reading…
Psalm 82:6-7 “I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, like men you shall die….” If I were to ask if you believed in God with a capital “G” or god with a small “g” you would no doubt say God with a big “G.” I Continue Reading…
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me. I stand alone on the Word Continue Reading…
Hebrews 11:9;11 “…he lived in tents…. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” Some of my sweetest memories surround camping vacations when our kids were young. I always felt a sense of freedom from perfection when we camped. So what if Continue Reading…
Isaiah 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Enjoying my morning walk by the lake, I basked in the sun shining on the water (Even belted out a little John Denver…Sunshine on my shoulders makes me Continue Reading…
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God.” Talking points. We hear them on the news all the time. Surrogates of politicians saturate the media with carefully crafted statements in order to sway people to their Continue Reading…