1 Kings 3:13-14 “I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.” Continue Reading…
Romans 13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. I’m in debt! And it’s a debt that won’t go away no matter how many Dave Ramsey classes I take. If you follow Christ, you, too, have an enduring debt. Continue Reading…
John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. “ Quinn, my ten-month old grandson, and I recently had a delightful conversation. Of course, it was in blowing-raspberries-ish so you might not have understood it. He Continue Reading…
Luke 5:4-5 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” I stared at the blank computer screen, Continue Reading…
Matthew 4:20 “At once they left their nets and followed him.” I’m definitely a stick-to-your-plans type of person. Once I set my goal I hold on to it like a dog with a bone. That’s why when I had the thought to remain an extra day in Ohio to write Continue Reading…
John 21:22 “Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.’” I could hardly contain my excitement as we set out on the six-hour drive to Rhode Island. We hadn’t seen our 19-month old grandson for what seemed like years Continue Reading…