"Ziba answered the king, 'There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet.'" (2 Samuel 9:3b NIV) "So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons." (2 Samuel 9:11b NIV) As the mother of a child with a severe disability, I am always...
"Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly...
"Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him." (Psalm 127:3 NIV) For some parents, the worst fear is having a child who is handicapped. I have often asked the question, how does today's Scripture apply to raising a child with a severe disability? As...
"For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine." (Psalm 50:10-11 NIV) "He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call." (Psalm 147:9 NIV)...
"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15 NIV) "In the same way after supper He took the cup saying 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For whenever you eat...
"Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?" (Psalm 56:8 KJV) "Do you see this woman? I came into your house, you did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair." (Luke 7:44 NIV) Can you imagine...
"Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little, Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him." (Psalm 2:12 KJV) "Who hath ascended up into heaven or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in His fists? Who hath...
"Come, they say, let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more." (Psalm 83:4 NIV) "For Zion’s sake, I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not remain quiet till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation...
"The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic." (Psalm 29:4 NIV) "The Lion has roared – who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken – who can but prophecy?" (Amos 3:8 NIV) Recently, while on vacation, my husband and I visited the zoo in...
'For this I came into the world, to testify to the truth, everyone on the side of truth listens to me. What is truth? Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said; I find no basis for a charge against him.” (John 18:37-38 NIV) “My sheep listen to my...