Each day I wake, I thank and praise my Lord; The One Who loves me so, who makes me whole, and who forgives my sin. Each day I try to honor Him and laud His holy name. Extol, exalt The One, For He forgives my sin. Each day I strive to share His sacred news; The Great I...
This is the first in a short series inspired by Melo, our beloved Parrotlet. "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that...
"The LORD has done what He planned; he has fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago. He has overthrown you without pity, he has let the enemy gloat over you, he has exalted the horn of your foes." (Lam 2:17) The destruction of Jerusalem. It was foretold by...
It's that time of year again… the season of love… And with Valentine's Day just around the corner many of us are suffering from what I fondly call the "Valentine's Day Burden." What exactly is the Valentine's Day Burden? For some, it's the "I...
"But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her . . ." (Josh 6:25) Joshua and the entire Israelite army have just finished walking around Jericho once a day for six days, and now, on the seventh day, after walking...
The following devotional is the third one in a short series inspired by Melo, our beloved but departed, Parrotlet. "'The Lord will judge his people.' It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (Heb 10:30-31) For those of you who have been...
John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” The Iraqi war weighs heavy on my heart. All those poor soldiers! The poor people of Bagdad! I rejoice though for the many who have accepted Jesus in their life...
Like any good, law-abiding citizen, I always do my best to follow the traffic laws. As a result, I haven't received a traffic ticket in -- let's say -- 15 years? And that last ticket was actually for an accident -- one that wasn't even my fault -- not for a...
"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." (Ps 51:7) My Sheltie is mad at me! She came in tonight stinking to high heaven. I have no idea what she had been rolling in, as it's all snow and ice outside right now, but...
It had been snowing all day and all night -- Blowing snow, that light, fine, powdery stuff that traveled where every breath of a air took it. There was probably a foot or so accumulated on the deck, burying the dog's chain -- and anything else that had...