Glory and Love
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. You are our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. You comfort us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort youContinue Reading
Like a Wheel Turns
“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26 NRSV) Originally posted by retired music history professor Carol Reynolds, today’s writing shares what many in today’s worldContinue Reading
Treasure
““The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew 13:44 NRSV) What is a “treasure”? A sea chest full of gold coins, buried on some long-forgotten pirate island?Continue Reading
Motivation
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) The other day I was reading in Matthew 6 and realized God had said basically the sameContinue Reading
Crazy
“After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.” (Genesis 9:20 NLT) Tonight our church is going to dedicate a new wing of the building. The groundbreaking was done September 12, 2021 for a building that includes a large pastor’s office, two staff offices, a large conferenceContinue Reading
Meditation
“Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23 GW) Do you know how to meditate – to “think deeply or focus one’s mind for a time?”* You might answer “no,” but if you know how to worry, you know howContinue Reading
Shaken
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29 NRSV) Does it seem that the whole world is filled with thingsContinue Reading
Grip your sword
“But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.” (Jeremiah 20:11 ESV) The following was taken from Dutch Sheet’s “Give HimContinue Reading
Proverbs 3 Prayer
“My child, never forget the things I have taught you.” – God (Proverbs 3:1 NLT) Father, Thank you that we are your children. Help us never to forget the things you have taught us and to store your commands in our hearts so we will live many years and our livesContinue Reading
Inferno
“I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.” – God (Psalm 75:2 NIV) The other day I was reading a small piece of the beginning of Dante’s Inferno. If you are familiar with the story, you know that it is an allegory that depicts different layers ofContinue Reading