How to Pass the Test
“You have put us to the test, God;as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.” Psalm 66:10 GNT It’s Final Exam time at the college where I teach, and this part of the semester is always full of anxiety for students and faculty alike. None of...
Where You Lead, I Will Follow
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'” Isaiah 30:21 NIV I was driving my daughter to school on a rainy morning, slowly and carefully, trying to navigate the waterlogged road. The lane...
Everything Is Kung Fu
“The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord.The world and its people belong to him.” Psalm 24:1 CEV My youngest child received her black belt in tae kwon do yesterday. In honor of her achievement, I have chosen a martial arts theme for this week’s post, including a...
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“‘My thoughts,’ says the Lord,’ are not like yours,and my ways are different from yours.As high as the heavens are above the earth,so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.My word is like the snow and the rainthat come down from the sky to water the earth.They make the...
What Did Jesus Say Right Before John 3:16?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV Most of us are familiar with John 3:16 and probably even John 3:17, but how many of us know John 3:14-15? Before I read...
I Love to Tell the Story…
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV “Perhaps you wonder why we take the time to celebrate the resurrection every year. The main reason, of course, is that Jesus Christ, our...
Is God Listening?
“O God, listen to my cry!Hear my prayer!” Psalm 61:1 NLT Sometimes we think God isn’t listening. We cry out to Him and wait for Him to answer our prayers, and nothing happens. What’s going on? Probably the first thing we worry about when we feel abandoned by God...
Chaos Theory
” . . . the currents of chaos overwhelmed me. . . .” Psalm 18:4 NET I am writing this week’s post amid the chaos that comes from moving into a new house. My husband and I decided to downsize from a four-bedroom house to a three-bedroom cottage by the lake. Sounds idyllic, and it...
The Wisdom of C. S. Lewis
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 NIV “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”~ Commonly attributed to C. S. Lewis, but actually written by Les Brown C. S. Lewis is one...
Happy Dance!
“You have rescued me!I will celebrate and shout, singing praises to you with all my heart.” Psalm 71:23 CEV The Bible commands us to rejoice, but what if we don’t feel like it? How do we find our joy when life is hard? We start by remembering what Christ...