HYMN DAY! My mom graduated to Glory in November of 2018 and I miss her just as much now as I did the day she entered heaven’s gates. But so much of her still lives on, most especially her legacy of loving and trusting Jesus. Today’s hymn reflects my mom’s…
I think at some point in time in everyone’s life, we spend a few minutes fantasizing about what we would do if we suddenly came into a large sum of money. Being rich has a mighty tug on some people—to the point they’re willing to deal unscrupulously with others or…
Have you ever done the “love languages” test? It was developed by Gary Chapman as a means of discovering what kinds of acts speak love most clearly to one’s spouse. We don’t have to take that kind of test, though, when it comes to showing God we love Him. It’s…
I’ve heard it said, you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time. People can be fooled. Manipulators take advantage of that, often to dire effect. But y’know what? We can never fool God. He knows exactly what lurks…
Do nothing wrong… Oh, if only it could be! Even the most well-intentioned people sometimes trip and fall. Since we can’t humanly be perfect, why is this verse even in the Bible? I think it’s meant as a reminder to be aware of our attitudes. Some people think it doesn’t…
HYMN DAY! “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by Robert Robison was written in 1758. I love its use of imagery that point to Christ as the giver of living water and the shepherd gathering his sheep back into the fold. Sing or read these words and bask in the…
You know, even well-seasoned Christians—ones who have walked with Him for generations—have moments of questioning. I’ll never forget my mom asking what God was trying to teach her through her final illness. I was flabbergasted that she couldn’t see how the lesson wasn’t so much for her as for others.…
Psalm 119, with 176 verses, is the longest chapter in the Bible. Several years ago, I went through it and studied one verse per day. It took a long time to reach the end! As with the entirety of the Bible (God’s Holy Word!), Psalm 119 is a chapter worth…
YOU are important. Let me say that again: YOU are important. YOU are part of the body of believers, and without YOU, a function would go unfulfilled. Without YOU, the body would be incomplete. Being part of the body is such a privilege. Think of it—joining with other believers in…
When we see the addict, the hoodlum, the homeless or broken, do we turn away in scorn, or do we think, “There, but for the grace of God, go I”? I’m prized and cherished by Father-God, but that doesn’t give me a reason to gloat. It gives me a reason…
