The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. (Psalm 41:3 NIV) Yesterday I had an unexpected opportunity to rest. You know, the kind of rest that happens when you have a full weekend and have to cancel events? The kind of rest that involves chicken soup,Continue 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
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10 NKJV) Recently I had a conversation with a new friend who told the story of the severe circumstances that ledContinue Reading
“May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you [filling your heart with the spiritual well-being and serenity experienced by those who walk closely with God].” (Jude 1:2 AMP) Almost two years ago, we drove to south of Nashville, TN to attend my cousin’s wedding. For both the brideContinue Reading
Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls;all your waves and breakers have swept over me. By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalm 42:7-8 NIV) We seem to be living in a time that has so much chaos – political,Continue Reading
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if youContinue Reading
Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:24-25 NIV) There are some things in the BibleContinue Reading
“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
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10 NIV) (I copy this story from a post online, but I wrote the prayer.) “When I was a HS sophomore – decades ago! – my World HistoryContinue Reading
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:11-12 NIV) Recently I hear a pastor tell the story of being at his construction job, and a groupContinue Reading