[Please join me in praying for our nation and the world on Tuesdays. This post is from early in 2023, but still worth praying.] “May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.” (Psalm 68:1 NIV) “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we doContinue Reading
My Bible Recap readings are around the time of the fall of the Southern Kingdom of Judah to the conquering Babylonians about 605 B.C. Habakkuk was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah but his message is different (and much shorter!). While finding this three-chapter minor prophet in the back ofContinue Reading
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest isContinue Reading
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2 NKJV) Do you have a messy spot in your house? Maybe a table top that needs cleaned, a closet thatContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Let us pray and declare the following over our families today: Loving God, Thank you for being the One who builds marriages, families, and households. Thank you for giving us your Word to guide usContinue Reading
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV) “God is not upset we don’t know everything…I wanted to see what’s really there. Yet, if I thought I didn’tContinue Reading
[Please join me as we pray for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7 NIV) Quick – name ten people who are in positions of governmental leadership. Then make a list of ten peopleContinue Reading
“No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.” – Jesus (John 14:18 NLT) In the summer of 2019 our family purchased 11 baby guinea fowl chicks with the purpose of them reducing the ticks and other insects on our property. Guineas are unfriendly, ugly, and very,Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.Everything on earth will worship you; theyContinue 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.” (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) Have you noticed that God seems to do New Things whenever he wantsContinue Reading