The God who sits on his throne in heaven laughs. (Psalm 2:4 NIRV) Have you laughed recently? Like, a really deep belly laugh? Like, so hard you were tearing up and could barely breathe? If an event comes to mind, that’s great! When was the last time before that? IfContinue Reading
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:13–14 NIV) Today my firstborn celebrates his “Golden Birthday” – his 21st birthday on the 21st. It’s amazing how in certain moments of parenting youContinue Reading
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. (Matthew 6:22-23 NIV) Imagine yourself as a fish tank. I know—it sounds a little odd.Continue Reading
“A man buys a parrot but soon finds out all it does is whine and complain. He tries everything to make the parrot talk nicely, but nothing works. Frustrated, the man puts the parrot in the freezer. “After a few minutes the whining and complaining stop. The man opens theContinue Reading
I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness. (Psalm 26:3 NIV) What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV) Last weekend I heard several testimonials of how God had moved toContinue Reading
“For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!” (Isaiah 64:4 NLT) Have you ever felt misunderstood? Not just “they didn’t hear what I said,” but “they don’t at understand me at all.”Continue Reading
For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. (Psalm 48:14 NLT) Let’s watch the old year dieWith a fond good-byeAnd our hopes as highAs a kite How can our love go wrong ifWe start the new year right?(“Let’sContinue Reading
Now may the God of hope fill you with complete JOY and peace as you continue to believe, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 EHV) Have you ever found yourself “stuck” in a Bible verse? It bothers, pesters, and generally harasses you because it hasContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Happy Thanksgiving! “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” (Jeremiah 17:10 ESV) One of the traditions I loved whenContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” (1 Samuel 15:29 NIV) I have been thinking about change this weekend. Change is inevitableContinue Reading