Ascending
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned.Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.” Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,“Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord!Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!Fill in theContinue Reading
A leper healed
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25 NIV) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21 NIV) But when he, theContinue Reading
Alignment
If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. (Luke 9:23-24 NKJV) Have you ever prayed and asked that GodContinue Reading
The holy pursuit of unexpected journeys
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT) Some people make resolutions for the new year, some seek out a Bible verse, and others ask God forContinue Reading
“Cora” update on improvements
With my whole heart, with my whole life, and with my innermost being,I bow in wonder and love before you, the holy God! Yahweh, you are my soul’s celebration.How could I ever forget the miracles of kindness you’ve done for me?You kissed my heart with forgiveness, in spite of allContinue Reading
Hotbeds
What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NIV) As I write this, there are at least three “hotbeds” of strife in our world that are making the news. The protests in Iran, which IContinue Reading
Empty chairs
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV)Continue Reading
Aunt Beast and a Gentle January
Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss. That’s where he restores and revives my life. (Psalm 23:1-3 TPT) Last weekend I was askedContinue Reading
Iran
Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 82:3-4 NIV) Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. SpeakContinue Reading
Epiphany 2026
Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! (Psalm 66:5 NIV) January 6 marks the official end of the Christmas season and the beginning of Epiphany. The season of Epiphany turns our attention to Jesus as a young man and to the start of his publicContinue Reading