This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24 NLT) Thank you for covering camp in prayer this week. It’s been quite a week for me, but the campers seem to be enjoying it and there’s a generally good spirit about the place. Well, minus one 11 y.o. boy who hatesContinue Reading
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2 NIV) God, Thank You, Lord, for the gifts You have given us to help us walk through life. Thank You for the guidance and comfort of YourContinue Reading
And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don’t want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave wereContinue Reading
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:13-14 NIV) Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, which lasts for forty days (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter. Traditionally, LentContinue Reading
“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
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.(Psalm 30:11-12 NIV) The Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened this week after more than five years of repair and restoration following the devastating fireContinue Reading
Pray and seek for Jerusalem’s peace, for all who love her will prosper!O Jerusalem, may there be peace for those who dwell inside your walls and prosperity in your every palace.I intercede for the sake of my family and friends who dwell there, that they may all live in peace.ForContinue Reading
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. (Romans 12:15 NIV) I don’t really like looking at dead bodies in caskets. No matter how skilled the funeral home staff may be, the body never quite looks like the person. In a way, it can’t be, because a personContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, youth, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “If you do not take the distinction between good and bad very seriously, then it is easy to say that anything you find in this world is a part of God. But, of course, ifContinue Reading
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV I was rereading parts of Samson’s story and kept coming across this line, “The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him.” As you remember, Samson’s parents were visited by an angel who announced that Samson was to be aContinue Reading