Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 NIV (A version of this post was first published in 2014.) When we were kids, my brothers and I used to fight in the back seat of the car. … Continue reading The Boundary Lines Have Fallen For Me In Pleasant Places
But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. Exodus … Continue reading Earmarked
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:7-8 NIV Recently, we were looking to purchase a property and I was researching the … Continue reading Very Rarely
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Luke 2:11,12 NIV I don’t want to brag but on occasion I have made some sacrifices in … Continue reading Gift Wrappings
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 The Day After, wasn’t that the name of a catastrophe movie about a nuclear holocaust or something? I’m sure for many, that is how they feel this morning–like a bomb has gone off. Fear, anxiety, hopelessness. This has … Continue reading The Day After
Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. 1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV So much talk lately … Continue reading About the Borders…
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Today it is one year since the Lord brought Gabriel, our first grandchild into our lives. I apologize to my Facebook friends … Continue reading First Birthday
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! Psalm 31:24 ESV Growing up in a military home, I knew the meaning of Memorial Day. Unfortunately sometimes familiarity can lead to indifference. It wasn’t until my first experience with the loss of a soldier of whom I knew personally that … Continue reading Memorials of Courage
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And … Continue reading The Great Co-Mission
But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil, at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a … Continue reading Hope Alive
