Matthew 5:4 says that who mourn are blessed, because they will be comforted. I’ve found this to be true. In times when my heart was so burdened by grief, He made Himself intimately known to me. Scriptures filled with hope (John 14:2, Deuteronomy 31:6, Matthew 28:20b are a few that…

All roads lead to God. Follow your own heart. You can’t please everyone, so please yourself. There is no right or wrong, only your interpretation of it. These are all comments I’ve seen on social media. On the surface, they seem encouraging, but are they really? God’s Word, inspired and…

The older I get, the harder it is for me to memorize. I was actually pretty stunned at how many hymns my mom and I could sing together when she was in the hospital. When she asked me to read scripture to her, quite often she recited the words with…

There’s a glider rocker in the sunroom at my parents’ home. My dad learned, when Mom settled into that rocker with her Bible in her lap, leave her alone. She might spend three or four hours at a time reading God’s word and praying, but even if supper was late,…

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…