"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over...
There are many reasons to praise God. Yes, we need to praise Him for all the blessings He pours into our lives. More importantly (and this pleases Him the MOST) we need to praise and worship Him for what He IS…an embodiment of countless unique traits. IS NOT THE FACT...
In Dealing with Grief Part 9, we learned that when someone you know is grieving, your prayers make more of a difference than you could possibly know! Today's devotional gives us yet another idea about how we can help others deal with grief: AN ENCOURAGING SILENCE...
True story……Two lawyers enter a courtroom to present their pleas to the judge concerning rights to a lake. One, a young attorney, represents the county that uses the lake as a water supply for its citizens and wants to take more due to the current drought. The older,...
Jesus said, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20) and this never rang more true through my soul than on July 26, 2008 when I had my beloved pet, Smook, put to sleep. I realized more then than ever that Jesus spoke these words not just to the disciples but to me as...
"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." (Ps 95:1-2 NIV) When I was a little boy our church was always full of music. We didn't have an organ,...
I know there are more than a few reading this who have experienced the great blessing and joy of seeing at least one generation of related babies making their first attempts at walking. And no matter how many related generations of babies we’ve witnessed, what is...
"Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?'" Matthew 18:21 NIV Dundee is a huge marmalade boy that lives at my house. Dundee has many things to be thankful for - like his loving...
"The Lord...heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:2-3) Peggy and Bill invested their lives in others. They worked tirelessly defending children in the court system, kids who had no one to help them. One clear, sunny day around noon, their...
"And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Matt 22:39 NIV) My neighbor that lives just down the hill from me has "adopted" the family that lives across the road from her. She joyously calls their children her grandchildren and the mother and...