You own the day and the night.Sunlight and starlight call you Creator.The four corners of the earth were formed by your hands,and every changing season owes its beauty to you. (Psalm 74:16-17 TPT) Although I have friends who live in places that are warm and sunny all year around, IContinue Reading
If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel say-if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,when their anger flared against us,they would have swallowed us alive;the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,the raging waters would have swept usContinue Reading
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.(Isaiah 55:8-9 KJV) Have you ever had any questions that didn’t seemContinue Reading
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8 NIV) The word “LOVE” is often misunderstood and warped in much ofContinue Reading
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time toContinue Reading
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” (1 Peter 3:15 NIV) A few years ago my kids and I were reading about scientists in the Renaissance and Enlightenment whose developments have impacted our world. These scientists includedContinue Reading
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass I’ve heard it said that you should never “help” a baby moth or butterfly out of its chrysalis or cocoon. When that creature is ready to emerge, the struggle of getting out helps the wings to develop fullyContinue Reading
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – God (Isaiah 43:18-19Continue Reading
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.(Matthew 9:17 NLT) Have you ever realized you or your kids had outgrown a pair of shoesContinue Reading
“God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.” – John Ortberg Shepherding God, Thank you for inviting each of us – no matter what our status or sin – toContinue Reading