Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:3-5 NLT) This year marksContinue Reading
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
I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just.A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. (Deuteronomy 32:3-4 NIV) Once, the children’s choir I was directing sang an arrangement of “This Is My Father’s World.” IContinue Reading
Isaiah 55 is one of my favorite Bible chapters. I invite you to hear God’s sweet voice and invitation as you continue reading. “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and withoutContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world this week.] If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV)Continue Reading
You do not need to fear terrors of the night, arrows that fly during the day, plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon.They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side.You only have toContinue Reading
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. (Proverbs 21:2 ESV) Sunday in Michigan a man with a truck, an explosive device, guns, fire accelerant, and an evil intent rammed his car into a church where people were gathered, shot intoContinue Reading
Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:3-5 NLT) [I had plannedContinue Reading
“And Elijah came near to all the people and said, ‘How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.’ And the people did not answer him a word.” (1 Kings 18:21 ESV) Every life has choices,Continue Reading
“The power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.” (Psalm 37:17 NIV) “Oh, yes! Tell us about Aslan!” said several voices at once; for once again that strange feeling—like the first signs of spring, like good news, had come over them. “Who is Aslan?” asked Susan.“ Aslan?” saidContinue Reading