[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Happy Thanksgiving! “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” (Jeremiah 17:10 ESV) One of the traditions I loved whenContinue Reading
“We’ve got another holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us.” “Holidays always depress me.” “I’m doomed. Three guests for Thanksgiving, and I’m not even going to be home.” “I went down to buy a turkey tree and all they have are things for Christmas.” “I’ve seenContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man [or woman] who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience], who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendantsContinue Reading
My Bible Recap plan took me to Colossians last week. As I was rereading this short letter from the Apostle Paul, I kept “tripping” over the words “full” and “fill.” Over and over I saw words about being filled or about abundance. “We continually ask God to fill you withContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year. Many ideas in this post are from an article by Jamie Rohrbaugh, praying over the year 2023.] Jesus said, “I have revealed you to those whom you [the Father] gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gaveContinue Reading
“The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.” (Proverbs 10:28 ESV) “When Digory took a minute to get his breath, and then went softly into his Mother’s room. And there she lay, as he had seen her lie so many other times, proppedContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (1 John 3:18 NLT) Let us pray and declare the following over our families today: God,Continue Reading
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:4 NIV) I am almost done with the Bible Recap plan for this year – 20 readings to go! Currently I am finishing Romans, one of the theologically densest books in the Bible.Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our world and nation on Tuesdays this year.] “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious andContinue Reading
[This post originally published September 1, 2009.] For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands. (Psalm 92:3-5 NIV) I’ve been reading Walter Wangerin’s “JESUS.” This is a novel telling the story of Jesus’ life from perspectives of hisContinue Reading