A Friend’s Example
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 I met my first Bible believing Christian in childbirth classes with my first child. We lived in the same neighborhood. I remember sitting at her kitchen table with our new babies and she would talk about the Lord like He was an everyday part…
Read MoreLife is Hard (and then you die)
Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Psalm 25:6 Life is hard and then you die. I can remember hearing (and saying) this as a child. There seems to be some “theology” out there that says that a Christian will only know prosperity and…
Read MoreReceiving is Giving
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 You know those friends that you rarely see but when you…
Read MoreRemembering Maturity
Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. Proverbs 16:22 While walking near my house one day, I overheard two men trying to find a location. They had their phones in their hands, were looking at street signs, and heading for a…
Read MoreHot Topics: Weather and Politics
He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. Psalm 147:8 Today is day three (or four) of high heat here in Pennsylvania. We are not used to it, even in the summer. Between the political conventions and the temperatures, I am hearing a…
Read MoreHow Long?
My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O LORD–how long? Psalm 6:3 “How long” will we have to live facing the daily intrusive, ungodly, and discouraging news – from all over the world. We face God, knowing of His judgment. I fear it is upon us. This question of “How long?” is…
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