"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through...
"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy." (Ps 47:1 NIV) I have been exercising a lot more lately. I am not talking about those push-ups and sit-ups I do in the morning, either. The exercise I am talking about lasts all day long and makes me...
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy...
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35 NIV) If I had one wish, in fact, it would be that this wonderful Spirit of Christmas would live on in our hearts, minds, and souls all through the year. I know that it is possible too, because I have seen a few...
"Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" (Acts 20:35 NIV) I was pushing my shopping cart loaded with a week’s worth of groceries out of the store the other day when I suddenly heard, "Wait Dad you forgot!", behind me. My oldest son then ran...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Ps 19:1 NIV) Even though it got off to a late start, Spring this year is more beautiful than I can ever remember it. The trees on the mountainsides are rapidly becoming a...
The grocery store is a great place to get food for your body, but I have found out recently that it can be an even better place to find food for your heart, soul, and mind. This happened the other day as I was walking through the local store to get some oatmeal. Two...
"I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them." (John 17:13 NIV) I misplaced my joy this morning. I woke up to find it missing like a set of lost keys. I started...
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." (James 1:2-4 NIV) A walk with my boys got cut short the other day. We had been out for just a little while when...
"Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare." (Isa 55:2 NIV) "I want a better life." That has become the slogan of our society today....