The good news of Jesus is real! He came to us. He lived a perfect life as an example for us to follow. On the cross, He conquered sin! With His resurrection, He destroyed death! He paved the way to right relationship with the Father! It’s a beautiful message, isn’t…

God originally planned a world where everything worked together in harmony. And He formed each of us with an inner desire to walk with Him. Man has created chaos, but God… God’s plan was and is very good. Life doesn’t work well when we ignore God and His original design…

HYMN DAY! “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” by Walter C. Scott. I love the lyrical language and word pictures contained in this beautiful hymn. One line speaks so much to me in these days of spiritual blindness and moral corruption: “Take the veil from our faces, the vile from our…

We have been called to pray for those in authority. I am thankful to live in a country where I have the right to cast my vote. I am thankful to serve a God who reigns supreme no matter who holds positions in government. Our leaders need our prayers for…

None of us knows what tomorrow holds, but as the song goes, we know who holds tomorrow. Consequently we can move forward without a spirit of fearfulness. We can ask God for sound judgment in whatever decisions await our attention. We can trust Him to empower us for whatever challenges…

The six verses we’ve looked at this week 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…

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…

We have 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 do the grass and green plants that grow outside. It’s here for a season and then gone. Such is the…