Seven years ago today we gathered to honor my mom, who’d stepped over heaven’s threshold a few days before and met face to face the Savior she loved and served from childhood. Mom didn’t have an easy childhood. She lost her mother at a young age and, shortly after, her…
The six verses of Psalm 37 are part of an acrostic, a mnemonic poem that begins with progressing letters of the Hebrew alphabet. One theme carries throughout, and the verses tend to build on one another, emphasizing the importance of looking at HIM instead of getting too caught up in…
Can you take delight in something with which you are unfamiliar? Probably not. To take delight in the Lord, we have to know Him intimately. We get to know Him intimately by spending time in His Word and talking to Him in prayer, by growing in faith and trust. The…
HYMN DAY! “My Jesus, I Love Thee” by William R. Featherston is one of my favorite hymns. These words are full of adoration for the One who freed me from sin’s chains. (This is one of the hymns my mom and I sang together during her last hospitalization, which makes…
There was an excuse that never worked in our family: “But So-and-so did it, too!” My parents weren’t concerned about So-and-so’s behavior; they were concerned about mine, and they wanted me to do the right thing regardless of what others did. This is what God calls us to do: Trust…
There’s a standing joke in our family: Don’t give Kim a houseplant; it won’t survive. And it’s true. I have no green thumb. Just as my houseplants fade, so does the grass and green plants that grow outside. It’s here for a season and then gone. Such is the case…
Such a fitting scripture to bring our lengthy journey through the book of Romans to a close. I would like to express this verse as a prayer for you, fellow believer. May you be filled with joy and peace; may you cling tightly to the Author and Finisher of your…
Arguments, accusations, angry words…we’re exposed to them every day, aren’t we? It seems our world is rife with conflict and criticism. But we as Christians are not to be part of this world. We’re aliens, remember? This world is only a place we’re passing through; it’s not intended to be…
HYMN DAY! Author Robert Robinson was only 22 years old when he wrote the words to this familiar, beautiful hymn in 1757. “Here’s my heart, o take and seal it…” Is that your desire today? 1. Come Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams…
Have you ever heard someone bemoan, “I don’t know what to do”? Maybe you’re the one struggling to find your footing. Uncertainty taunts all of us at some point in our lives. There are many who think the Bible was written too long ago to be of use in today’s…
