The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. Proverbs 29:25 When I think of a person that I consider authentic I think of those Christians I know who are always the same. They are as faithful to the Lord in the workplace as they are in church on…
Read MoreBut truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Psalm 66:19 I was not raised in an Evangelical Christian home. Later in life I learned that my mother had been baptized as a Christian when she was 17 but she had married my Dad at 27 and he was not…
Read MoreGive praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Psalm 105:1 Every week I have a little ritual conversation with an elderly gentleman that I see. He and his wife go out to dinner every Saturday night. Isn’t that great that after many, many years of marriage…
Read MoreIn the past week there was a mass killing of young people in Norway. Unemployment was at an all-time high in the U.S. Our military are spread out in terroristic countries losing lives daily. Young men were killed in the streets of Reading (and many others across the country). Our politicians were trying to fight…
Read MoreDo any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is You, O Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in You, for You are the One who does all this. Jeremiah 14:22 Today is 86 degrees and it feels cool outside. We aren’t used…
Read MoreAnd let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and tell of His deeds in songs of joy. Psalm 107:22 “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go the grave with the song still in them.” (Henry David Thoreau) I got up from watching a movie called “Another Year” with this quote on my mind. …
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