Soul landfill? – NTF/NP
Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14 GW) This week I was thinking about my resistance to an author’s suggestion of deep introspection and cleaning out of our messy interior lives. I came toContinue Reading
Grassroots Gardening
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of GodContinue Reading
Preparedness
Disaster strikes like a cyclone, whirling the wicked away, but the godly have a lasting foundation. (Proverbs 10:25 NLT) A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. (Proverbs 22:3) Those who fear the Lord are secure; He will beContinue Reading
Law enforcement
For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. (Proverbs 2:8 NIV) I came across a news story today that really shocked me—it was so outrageous, I initially thought it had to be a bad joke. But it wasn’t. According to multiple newsContinue Reading
Beauty-Making
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV) Beauty-Making God, Lord Jesus, thank you for inviting each of us to follow you. Thank youContinue Reading
Stubborn
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord… (1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV) Have you ever known one of THOSE children? You know, the kind whose stubbornness will push all your buttons because they HAVE to get their way? Yeah? Those children can growContinue Reading
Updates
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!Continue Reading
For Communicators
“My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long—though I know not how to relate them all. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. Since my youth, God, you have taught me, andContinue Reading
Questions and Revelation
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
Breakthrough
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NIV) Yesterday I was emailing with a friend who is juggling a lot—raising her late-teen sons, running a business, and managing the complex execution of her aunt’s estateContinue Reading