Faith and Deeds

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and fed,” but does nothing about his physical […]

Changing with Seasons of Life

Today I met with someone and we were discussing a huge change she is making in her life. She and her husband are now empty nesters and they sense that there is another season that they need to step into. One of my favorite subjects is just that: Stepping into each season with confidence Our […]

The Money Trap

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. I Timothy 6:10   A man came up to Jesus and asked him how he could receive eternal life. Jesus replied that he must keep the […]

Timetable

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. […]

Bringing His Comforting Presence

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13   Isaiah told the people that God would bring strength to the weary, increase the power of the weak, and bring streams in the desert. Although […]

Concealing Sins

So, do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed or hidden that will not be made known. Matthew 10:26   Jesus Christ told His disciples that all hidden things will be revealed. David walked with God and writes: Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me […]

Praising the Lord

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires […]

Outcry for Justice

Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers. Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive we must get grain. Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during […]

The Secret of Oil

At that time, the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with […]

No Power Apart From God

This is what the Lord says to you: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15 The Moabites and the Amnonites came to wage war against King Jehoshaphat of Judah. Some men came and told the king that a vast army […]