And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. “Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are…
Read MoreThe prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16b I thought she was crazy, or maybe just eccentric. As this older woman put her arms around me she pulled me into a hug as she whispered into my ear, “The Lord is gonna use you. He has great plans…
Read More“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 I have recently heard two tragic stories of marriages gone bad. They, along with some studying about what the Bible has to say about sex in marriage, have prompted the writing…
Read MoreThe earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Psalm 24:1-2 “Lord is not a nickname for Jesus. It means King.” This is a quote from a movie called “Ring the Bell.” It’s a…
Read MoreAs each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 “Three of the meals I delivered to the Smith’s [name changed] last week came from a generous caterer I know,” gushed a friend of mine at church. She was bragging about the kindness…
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