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This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23 NASB This morning I felt impressed to pray this prayer; for every person who has liked the BetterOffRead.com Facebook page, has logged in as a user … Continue reading Total Recall
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. John 6:27 NIV Today is Labor Day, celebrated every year on the first Monday in September. It was created to commemorate the achievements of American workers and give tribute to the contributions workers have made to … Continue reading A Thought for Labor Day
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV Would you think less of me if I shouted from my rooftop, “Free at last, Free at last, thank God almighty, I’m free at last!” as the school bus carried my children off to their first day … Continue reading The Spring of Fall
There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. Philippians 1:6 MSG He was a handsome young man–about the age of sixteen, I guessed. He towered … Continue reading The Day I Went To The Grocery Store And Came Home A Control Freak
While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home. 2 Corinthians 5:2 CEV My son turned twenty today. Birthdays are the hardest. They are calendal reminders to me that my son is handicapped–just in case I ever forget. They are like some sadistic temporal cue refusing to … Continue reading Big Big Yard
So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. 2 Corinthians 4:16 MSG A few days ago, I “celebrated” another birthday. I found myself … Continue reading Birthday Humor
The prospect of the righteous is joy. Proverbs 10:28a NIV This Post is dedicated in loving memory of Peggy Joyce Huggins, February 15, 1939 – December 11, 2012, Brenham, Texas. I recently returned from a trip back East where I was visiting family. Some that I had never met and some of which I hadn’t seen in almost … Continue reading Prospect Avenue
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7a ESV As the song began to play, my first response was, “I remember this song!” After hearing it play on, something extraordinary happened. I found myself hearing it differently than I had heard it before. In my … Continue reading The List
How much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns? Luke 18:8 MSG Seeing the following tragedies play out on the news these past months has been very disheartening. July 2012 – Aurora, Colorado Theater shooting October 2012 – Hurricane Sandy strikes New Jersey December 2012 … Continue reading Faith, Our Victory
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Isaiah 35:1 (I rarely post my sermons on the Better Off Read website. But today is an exception. The following are excerpts taken from Blossoms of Life, a sermon given at Life in Christ Center, The Dalles, Oregon for their Women’s … Continue reading Blossoms of Life
