A beautifully crafted stained-glass window is a marvel to see. Warm, clear sunlight streaming through the coloured panes illuminates Bible people and stories. Often, the figures are angels, with adoring faces and luminous robes, announcing God's messages, or adoring...
"He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection." (Psalm 91:4 ESV)"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually." (1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV)I read this online while looking...
"The LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you ... I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.'" (Genesis 3:14a, 15 ESV) It must...
"Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who...
"Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house...
"The Lord says, 'I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.'" (Psalm 91:14-16 NLT)"And it shall come to pass...
"Then Jesus answered, 'Were not ten lepers cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And He said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.'" (Luke 17:17-19 ESV)Someone said to me...
And she gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7 ESV) This was Jesus' introduction to the world: being wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger....
"Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men."...
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105 ESV)"He leads the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way." (Psalm 25:9 ESV)It's no secret that I am getting older. Things come up, like life insurance salesmen. I guess they think...