My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. (Luke 1:46-47 NIV) I used to think that the words “soul” and “spirit” were always interchangeable, until more recently when I was taught that in the Bible “soul” often delineates our mind, emotions, and will, and “spirit”Continue Reading
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12 NIV) Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12 GW)Continue Reading
[I am attending a conference today, so I share a post I published in 2021.] Reviving God, We sing to you, our God, to the Lord, who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice. We proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is overContinue Reading
As I write this I’m still processing the life-impacting events of the last week. My firstborn, now a husband. The joy and fun of family and friends gathered together to celebrate. The work of multiple events three days in a row. The delight of rekindling friendships and investing in relationships.Continue Reading
We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the sameContinue Reading
[Dear Mountain Moving Friends – I am still recovering from a wonderful weekend filled with family, friends, events, and the celebration of our oldest’s wedding. I will write more on that later, but for now, enjoy these sweet words from God and Psalm 37.] My Precious Children, I see youContinue Reading
[Reprinted from Memorial Day 2023. Much of this post was reprinted from a blog entry that quoted “America’s Federal Holidays, The True Story,” by John De Gree of Classical Historian.*] “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:28 NIV)Continue Reading
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.” (Revelation 4:11 AMP) Yesterday we celebrated our son’s marriage. Today, let us pray for all marriagesContinue Reading
“There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. (1 Samuel 2:2 NIV) Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:7-8 NIV) For I am the Lord yourContinue Reading
I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God]. That which is has already been, and that which will beContinue Reading