"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Ps 19:1 NIV) I am finding myself looking at the heavens a lot more these days. I am trying to watch and enjoy as many sunrises and sunsets as I can, and I am letting their beauty fill...
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full." (John 15:11-12 NKJV) Everyday life has taught me a lot of things over the years. It has filled me with hundreds of little lessons that have brought so much laughter into...
"Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy." (Ps 33:1-3 NIV) The birds are singing again...
"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-may be proved genuine and may result in...
"Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." (Psalm 51:12) Years ago, I went to a conference in Los Angeles. One of the speakers was H.B. London, who is known nationally as being a pastor to pastors in crisis. He spent over...
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Ps 139:14 NIV) With the arrival of Spring the forested mountains of my home have come to life once again. Everywhere I look I can see a thousand shades...
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,...
"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...
"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...