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"He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the chariots with fire. "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth!" The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of...
Do you STEW? I do.To clarify, I don’t mean a crock pot filled with stewing beef, potatoes, and carrots. I’m referring to the tried and true human condition of good old-fashioned worry. We all do it. For me, it’s waking up in the middle of the night as my brain churns...
In His final address, Jesus gave us what is now known as “The Great Commission”: “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy...
Can there be a more bucolic, picturesque time of year than the annual trip with the family to the apple orchard? The Ottawa Valley features many commercial orchard farms, enticing people with not only diverse apple varieties to choose from, but wagons to carry...
"There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." (Proverbs 12:18 ESV)"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak." (Matthew 12:36 ESV)There are all kinds of weapons....
"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him." (1 John 5:14-15 ESV) "Therefore I tell...
"Do all things without grumbling or questioning." (Philippians 2:14 ESV)"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice." (Ephesians 4:31 ESV)In my book, there are two kinds of attitudes, good or bad....
"And when He [Jesus] drew near and saw the city, He wept over it." (Luke 19:41 ESV)Now, no matter what we might think of Jesus, this poignant account of His weeping over the City of Jerusalem is surely a wake-up call for all of us today.In response to this passage,...
Probably the most difficult thing to do as times is to act happy and positive, when I don’t feel it on the inside! The struggles of daily life can be overwhelming on most days. When I read the stirring encouragements to praise in Psalm 150, I wonder where...
As summer turns to fall in the northern parts of North America, we find ourselves with an annual task in front of us: Winterizing! This includes cleaning out the garden and flower pots, storing pots in the shed, swapping out the lawnmower for the snow thrower,...
"In the way of Your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your Word." (Psalm 119:14-16 ESV)In these verses, the psalmist delights—as he does in...
As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind?"...
"And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus." (Matthew 14:12 ESV)A number of years ago, archaeologists in Bulgaria claimed to have found some of the remains of the Baptizer in a sarcophagus while excavating the site of a...