“I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11 NIV) Joyful God, How your world needs a huge infusion of JOY right now! The darkness of theseContinue Reading
Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him. (Psalm 34:8 MSG) Last week in the American short stories class I’m teaching, we studied O. Henry’s “The Cop and the Anthem.” It’s a story about a homeless man who plansContinue Reading
“I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11 NIV) Joyful God, How your world needs a huge infusion of JOY right now! The darkness of theseContinue Reading
“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again – my Savior and my God!” (Psalm 43:5 NLT) [Story taken from “Your Life Is Like an Upside Down Cake” by Rosangela Atte*] Recently, I was asking theContinue Reading
“Remember to stay alert and hold firmly to all that you believe. Be mighty and full of courage.” (1 Corinthians 16:13 TPT) I find myself often frustrated with the way many of my questions go unanswered in the Bible. (I realize that a great deal of God is mystery, but that’sContinue Reading