My son broke his leg a few summers ago. Yes, he broke it in summer… on Day 2 of our five-week vacation. We’d been waiting for this trip for so long and it was finally here. We’d planned beach days, a trip to Disneyland, some …
Jesus Is…
September / October: Jesus Is…Healer and Deliverer
For 2012 our overall theme has been Jesus Is. In January / February it was Jesus Is…Creator God / Alpha & Omega. In March / April we discussed Jesus Is…Redeemer / the Resurrection while in May / June it was Jesus Is…Peace. July and August …
Come Thirsty
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. (John 7:37-38) Read: John 7:37-41 Several years ago I taught a class in my home on how to prepare and serve a three-course tea. Although the women who …
Standing in Truth
“The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The precepts of the LORD are right; rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the …
Need Refreshing? His Word Always Speaks
Need Refreshment? Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 . . . Partake of His …
More than Bread
“Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3b Jesus said: “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of …
Hungry for Hope
Recently I heard Tony Evans ask the following question: “How do you know when you are hungry?” After a short pause he answered, “When you know what it is like to be full.” I thought to myself that same principal applies to spiritual hunger. Perhaps …
What’s the Word?
Instead of saying, “Hello,” “Good morning,” or “How are you,” one of my former coworkers likes to greet people by saying, “What’s the word?” Sometimes, I would come back with any number of adjectives to describe my day. Busy. Hectic. Fill in the blank. Although …
Do You Believe This?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ~ Jesus, John 3:16 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to …
Lord, Make Me Kind Today
“Kindness is love doing little things, things that seem scarcely worth doing, and yet which mean much to those for whom they are wrought. Kindness lends a hand when another is burdened. It speaks the cheerful word when a heart is discouraged. It gives a …