And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My…
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Honesty’s Enduring Value
The Lord detests lying lips,but he delights in people who are trustworthy. Proverbs 12:22 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in…
Know the Season
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.A time to cry and a time to laugh. A…
Lessons Learned: Disciple
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9:9 OUR HUMAN CONDITION We are anxious, tied up in the status quo. We conform to our culture, knowing all the while that it is sick…
Psalm 119 (part 22)
169 May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word.170 May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.171 May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.172 May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.173 May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.174 I long for your salvation, Lord, and your law gives me…
Common Conundrums
There are times when we feel our situation is exceptional. No other human has ever dealt with this as I am dealing. Nobody ever felt this as intensely as I feel. No one with my status also faces my static. We would do well to remember that neither our strengths, our weakness, our passions, nor…
A Promise After a Problem
See, the Name of the Lord comes from afar, with burning anger and dense clouds of smoke;his lips are full of wrath, and his tongue is a consuming fire.His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck.He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.And you will sing as on the…
A Word to the Worried
Never envy the wicked! Soon they fade away like grass and disappear. Trust in the Lord instead. Be kind and good to others; then you will live safely here in the land and prosper, feeding in safety. Be delighted with the Lord. Then he will give you all your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord….
Daily Christmas Prayer Journal
December 1 Dear God, this Christmas I hope… December 2 Lord, I am so grateful… December 3 Father, help me see… December 4 Lord, help me celebrate… December 5 Forgive me, Lord, for… December 6 Father, I pray for… December 7 Lord, help my family to see… December 8 Teach me, Lord… December 9 Lord,…
Time. Talent. Treasure!
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days…
Food for Thought 