John 10:10 “…I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” [ESV] The other morning I woke up with the word adventure on my mind. Since I was alone in a somewhat secluded setting by the woods for a few days of writing, it didn’t seem like the Continue Reading…
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Thank you. Gracias. Merci. Danke. Grazie. do jeh, daw-dyeh. Arigato. Expressing gratitude crosses all cultures and languages. Despite its universality, the climate of the day leans far more toward cynicism than gratefulness. And Continue Reading…
Psalm 68:19 “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” I pulled into the church parking lot listening to Toby Mac’s I Just Need U on the radio. Since it happens to be one of my favorite songs right now, I waited until it Continue Reading…
Hebrews 12:12-13 “Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.” How often, if ever, do you think about your legacy? Are you aware of the consequences of your choices? You may not think your Continue Reading…
Joshua 10:14 “There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being….” No way! Impossible! Never gonna’ happen! That’s what most people would have concluded had they calculated Israel’s odds as they began their conquest of the Promised Land. In Joshua 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…
Psalms 37:4 “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” “Won’t he be surprised when I live to be 90!” That was my 88-year old mother’s reaction when the doctor who discharged her from the hospital suggested she get Hospice care. Her congestive Continue Reading…
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God….” Do you have trouble being present in the present? I appreciate multi-tasking. Although a recently added word to our lexicon, the feat of being able to do several things at one time didn’t begin with this generation. Millennials who text, Continue Reading…
Psalm 13:1 “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” 13:5 “But I trust in your unfailing love….” Unanswered prayer is draining. It saps my energy. It confuses me. Especially when I’m praying for things that appear to be in God’s Continue Reading…
Psalm 142:2 “I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.” Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That bids me from a world of care… How incredible to know we have someone who always makes time to hear us. Someone who doesn’t pull out a Continue Reading…