"Clearly, you are a letter...This 'letter' is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts." (2 Corinthians 3:3) Writing letters has been becoming a thing of the past. Email, texts, and...
"confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6) "encourage one another daily, as long as it is called 'Today,'" (Hebrews 3:13) The unfinished project sat abandoned at the curb...
"Suddenly, Jesus met them. 'Greetings,' he said." (Matthew 28:9)Our neighbors had been out fishing. What a beautiful day! The good catch made it even better. Tired, happy hands threw the fish out of the cooler, up onto the dock. One guy started cleaning the boat,...
"you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." (James 4:14) Morning dawned foggy and misty. It took us by surprise, as we had expected bright, sunny and clear as it had been every...
"Test everything, hold onto the good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21) Okayyy, the faucet handles were backwards. Who knew the hot was on the right and cold on the left?! I turned the knobs slowly, testing the water, and discovered the reversal. Fortunately I didn't just turn...
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." (Psalm 100:4) "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1) Thanks. A small word, yet with such enormity of importance. So much...
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go." (Genesis 28:15)"I am with you always." (Matthew 28:20)Once upon a time, covered horse-drawn wagons carried passengers, mail and money on rocky, mountainous passes, until the era of railroad transport. The trails...
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" (Isaiah 30:21) "The Lord says, 'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.'" (Psalm...
"Then...he.. began to see everything clearly." (Mark 8:25) This morning I was hurrying to finish getting ready to leave for the weekend. I washed up and put on a little makeup, but it didn’t look quite right. Maybe the eye drops were causing my vision to still be a...
"Give us today our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11) "Give us each day our daily bread." (Luke 11:3) "...give me only my daily bread..." (Proverbs 30:8) For a small bird the red headed woodpecker out back sure could make a lot of noise. Even with the windows closed you...