But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow. Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. Psalm 60:4-5 (NIV) “A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation’s flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself.” These words […]
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecc 4:6 “Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” (AI Bernstein) Spring was anything but relaxing if you lived in the path of a busy tornado season or had kids in school. Memorial Day unofficially marked the […]
Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name. Malachi 3:16 If parents were allowed to roll their eyes, I am sure the vast majority have done so or […]
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. John 16:7 NIV But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will […]
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises […]
There is nothing better for people to do than to eat, drink, and find satisfaction in their work. I saw that even this comes from the hand of God. Who can eat or enjoy themselves without God? Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 God’s Word Who doesn’t love a good celebration? Yesterday the world celebrated Cinco de Mayo, ok, […]
May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2 Oh, the sweet aroma of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven, the inviting smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning and the newly cut grass on a warm Saturday afternoon. […]
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 If I only had a little more time! These words have echoed across centuries – just a few more minutes would help. Richard Swenson in his book Margin wrote, “Forty years ago, futurists peering into their crystal balls were […]
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:8 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. Psalm 77:14 “Wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table. Even a tiny fleck of it […]
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since […]