"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." (James 1:12 NIV)Sometime during the day, I like to play a one game card challenge of Solitaire on my...
"And He said to me, 'Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.' And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me. And He said to me, 'Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of...
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV)"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9 ESV) I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday when I...
"But if we hope for what we don't see, we wait for it with patience." (Romans 8:25 ESV)"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant." (1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV) Google defines patience as "the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble...
"Let us ever walk with Jesus, Follow His example pure, Through a world that would deceive us, And to sin our spirits lure. Onward in His footsteps treading, Pilgrims here, our home above, Full of faith and hope and love, Let us do the Father's bidding. Faithful Lord,...
"As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy." (Psalm 123:2 NIV)A friend of mine is suffering from an annoying physical ailment which...
Life is a ground of bountiful earth,Founded on the deep body of the sea.And the well of peace, joy and mirth,Lies in the root of the mind and spirit.If my time is as few as the hours of the day,And precious like the blood that flows in me,Then my precious gifts that...
Last week I sat across the examining bed where my 90-year-old Mom waited for the doctor. After a complete check-up, the nurse came in with a device to measure her eye pressure. A simple procedure that took seconds, but the results nearly knocked me off my chair....