Psalm 16:5; 8 “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure…. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” How can we find security in a world that seems petering on destruction? I’ve been reading about the sweeping Continue Reading…
Job 42:7-9 “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now…go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his Continue Reading…
Job 21:3 “Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.” You’re probably familiar with the pop expression, “Rock on.” Well how about “Mock on”? After Job suffered the loss of family, fortune and physical well-being, his three friends came to comfort him. But they Continue Reading…
Psalm 11:1-3 “I’ve already run for dear life straight to the arms of God. So why would I run away now when you say, ‘Run to the mountains; the evil bows are bent…aimed to shoot under cover of darkness at every heart open to God. The bottom’s dropped out of the country; Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:39 “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Bullying: the use of superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. As 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?” Christians have been taking a lot of hits lately… Religious groups Continue Reading…