Well, spring is here. The time has come for that spring yard clean-up. The branches and twigs laying all over the yard amongst all the leaves that fell late last fall--too late to get picked up before last winter set in. Quite a chore!--the first...
A stranger was talking and this is what he said: "I rescued you from a filthy prison and dragged you through the sea to wash away the lies you lived on. I was the only one who did that so don’t go looking for any other rescuer. I am not an imaginary image of an...
"Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded, and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. 'Listen to me, Asa!' He shouted. 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him!...
It is 2:20 AM on Saturday morning and I could not sleep. I felt so impressed to open my Bible to Psalm 1. I know that I have read and reread this Psalm over a million times, but I want you to read it over again with me. 1 Blessed is _____________________[put your name...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 1:7, we discovered that when God seems like He's answering everyone except you, there is something you can do. The first step is to identify that He seems far away, and the second step is the cry out to Him: "Tell me...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 1, we saw that we are called to take a spiritual walk that may lead us into danger, and we must be prepared, as the Train Driver is, on every journey. But how do we become "prepared"? When my Father spoke, I listened and now,...
“[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly].” (Philippians 3:10 AMP) To know...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 1:7, we discovered that when God seems like He's answering everyone except you, there is something you can do. The first step is to identify that He seems far away, and the second step is the cry out to Him: "Tell me...
"Delight yourself in the Lords; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him and He will do it." (Psalm 37:4-5 NAS) Years ago when I was a child, my aunt told me about finding a twig on the street. She took the...
Joshua 24:14-15 (NRSV) "Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom...