“Love… it keeps no record of wrongs.” (1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV) I read it and conviction sweeps in, about knocks me off the kitchen stool where I’m currently perched. I immediately visualize my red-stained list. Nearly a year ago I wrote out a record of…
“After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things He had done…” (Judges 2:10 NLT) “Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into…
“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He departed and went out to a desolate place, and there He prayed.” (Mark 1:35 ESV) Mark doesn’t pull any punches. By the middle of the first chapter, we come face to face…
“It is useless for you to work so hard, from early morning until late at night, anxiously toiling for food to eat; for God gives rest to His loved ones.” (Psalm 127:2 NLT) My quest for rest in 2020 continues. Again in my daily devotions,…
“The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” (Genesis 7:24-8:1 NIV)…
“We see life through our losses and pain. It clouds our ability to love, receive and grow.” 21 Days to Thrive by 45 I have these Lucky Brand sunglasses that I just love. First of all, they look pretty cool, but more than that, when…
“For my people have done two evil things: they have abandoned me – the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that hold not water at all.” (Jeremiah 2:13 NLT) When we visited Israel last year I was taken aback…
“Will You not revive us again, that Your people will rejoice in You?” (Psalm 85:6 NIV) I knew a man who died once. Had a heart attack in his front yard. He flatlined before the ambulance arrived. They used the paddles to bring him back.…
“But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little, I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the…
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you: therefore He will rise up to show you compassion.” (Isiah 30:19 NIV) One of my all-time favorite movies is Father of the Bride. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve probably seen it thirty times. The movie…