Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say to God, “Be my Lord!” Without you, nothing makes sense. (Psalm 16:1-2) Like all of you, I have so many friends and family who are not saved. I’ve had countless conversations with several of them about…
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible.) “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is how we often quote this scripture. […]
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25 NIV) In June 2016 we went on a cruise to Alaska. It was simply fabulous! If you’ve been…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV) My husband received an e-mail from his friend which really got my attention. The story was about a young man named Jack. His father died when he was young and his neighbor,…
“Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:9 in the King James Version…
Clutter is distracting. Have you ever walked into a room where every available surface is covered with “things”? The eye has no place to rest and the effect is overwhelming. Download the Bible Study (PDF)
“What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving.” (Luke 12:29 in The Message Bible) This time of year there is lots of laughter, music, fun and happy children, but there are also many suffering…
“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” (Psalm 37:4 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible) I watched a toddler’s eyes light up and he started clapping his hands as his mother approached his stroller with an ice cream…
“Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.” (Daniel 1:12 in the New King James Version of the Holy Bible) The book of Daniel is an intriguing story of a young man who lived for God in captivity. The…