Lasts
“Last” can be a good or a bad thing. Last paper turned in to receive your degree. Last time you saw your grandfather alive. Last in line. Again. Last time you changed your child’s diaper or gave them a bath. Last memory before a traumatic event. Today is the lastContinue Reading
The Mountain of Government
“It is repulsive [to God and man] for [governmental leaders] to behave wickedly, For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).” (Proverbs 16:12 AMP, alt.) Quick Quiz: How many Senators and Representatives are in the U.S. Congress? How many total state legislators are in the U.S.? HowContinue Reading
“Godly Roots” – by Dutch Sheets
Our Roots Are Alive Posted by Dutch Sheets on “GiveHim15.com” on 1/25/22 Liberals in government, education, and media attempt to revise America’s history – except, of course, when it supports their cause. One of their most famous revisions is the “separation of church and state” myth, which they have dishonestlyContinue Reading
Cascading
“Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness. His gift of love and favor now cascades over us, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!” (Romans 3:24 TPT) Water is an interesting substance. We must have a certainContinue Reading
Picking off
If I had to choose a metaphor for this era of time in our world, I would use that of a storm. Life can feel like we are constantly being tossed about by all the bad news (and there is much!) on top of all the “regular” struggles of life.Continue Reading
New Wineskins
“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 outgrownContinue Reading
New Wine
“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
Cowering Church
“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.He freed me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:4 NLT) In the winter/spring of 2020 our world was turned upside down by the COVID-19 virus. Leaving the politics of this aside – and there are many angles ofContinue Reading
Even When We Can’t See It
I’ve heard the illustration that life is like a tapestry or a quilt where the backside is a mess – threads everywhere, seemingly just a disorganized chaos. But when you turn it over you see the front side – the beautiful side – the side that tells the story orContinue Reading
Prayer for Legal Professionals
“When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.” (Proverbs 21:15) God of Justice, Today we pray for those in the legal profession who are entrusted with the system of justice in our nation. We pray that they may be trustworthy, accurate in analysis, correct inContinue Reading