Old Friends
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. These were the words to a song we used to sing in Girl Scouts when I was young.…
Read MorePrayer Changes Me
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 This morning I spoke to someone for a few minutes that I have only met once but with whom I have had several phone conversations and, lately, phone prayer. She is a sweet, young (compared to me), godly woman…
Read MoreShopping for Jesus
I am one of the few people I know who would rather stay home on Black Friday than go anywhere! I hate mall crowds and I don’t like to shop in general so when people are in a shopping frenzy I just want to be at home. I would honestly rather pay more later than…
Read MoreAttitude of Gratitude
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 1Chronicles 16:8 There is a little town on the Chesapeake Bay named “Gratitude.” It doesn’t have much except a few homes and a little marina. Old friends have one of the homes right on the water. It is…
Read MoreWater the Grass
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 Today I saw a T-shirt that said, “If the grass is greener on the other side, water your grass.” This is a simple thought that could make a profound difference if we think about it and apply it…
Read MoreGod to the Rescue
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. Psalm 57:1 This is the first line of a Psalm David wrote as he was running from King Saul in an…
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