Aging Grace-fully
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16Very few advertisements tout the benefits of growing old. In...
View ArticleJesus in the Spin Zone
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.” Hebrews 13:8-9After Rosie O’Donnell announced that she was “coming out of the closet,”...
View ArticleThe Secret That Should Not Be Kept
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” Romans 1:16Douglas Coupland is a best-selling author known for his books about cultural...
View ArticleWreck-less Drivers
“I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7I’m not sure who came up with the idea of driving around in circles on a small track in a tiny machine; nevertheless, riding go-karts is...
View ArticleChip Off the Ol Block
"Be imitators of God as dear children." Ephesians 5:1 I’ll never forget the time I was asked to bring my family to a banquet where I was to be the speaker. After dinner, my son Matt came up to me and...
View ArticleBeing Thankful Anyway
“Give thanks in all circumstances.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18Tomorrow is Thanksgiving—by far and away my favorite holiday. I’m not sure why, except that it has always seemed so uncluttered. Fortunately it...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
There are few things that bring greater energy and strength to our souls than the exercise of lifting praise and thanksgiving from our hearts to God’s. Gratitude has a uniquely wonderful way of lifting...
View ArticleIntimacy That Satisfies
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalm 42:1-2In my opinion, intimacy is a really...
View ArticleFoundation Of The Heart
"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother." Psalm 131:2The great cathedrals of Europe are not only breathtaking but intriguing in their architecture. Because their...
View ArticleWord Power
“I have suffered much; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word.” Psalm 119:107It was a beautiful day except for the fact that after a sizzling front nine, my golf game had tanked big time. I...
View ArticleHe’s There All The Time
I did not say . . . , “Seek Me in vain.” —Isaiah 45:19I’ll never forget my frustrating experience when I went to Chicago’s Union Station early one morning to pick up an elderly relative who was...
View ArticleThe Sorrow Of Betrayal
I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. —Matthew 27:4When I was a boy, my dad observed my spendthrift ways and often said that money burned a hole in my pocket. I suppose it’s not unlike the way...
View ArticleLost
“The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” Luke 19:10It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. A highly anticipated Christmas shopping trip to the mall with our kids and my parents took a...
View ArticleTrue Fellowship
“Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3I remember a time when I talked to a woman about prayer. With a starry look in her eyes, she asked if I had ever prayed...
View ArticleThe Power of a Life Well Lived
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do to Help?
“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill...
View ArticleKaleidoscope Glory
“Oh,the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” Romans 11:33When was the last time you looked into a kaleidoscope? Remember those long tubes, usually made of cardboard with hundreds of...
View ArticleDisplaced
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9Have you ever felt...
View ArticleThe Power Of Patience
"The fruit of the Spirit is . . . longsuffering." Galatians 5:22 We’ve all heard the prayer: “Lord, make me more patient—and do it now!” Why is it that patience evaporates when we are late for a...
View ArticleManaging the Mess
"Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?" Ruth 1:21When we meet Naomi in the Scriptures, her life is a mess. She and her husband had gone...
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