Scripture:  No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,   and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy,     and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8 NLT). February 22nd, Presidents’ Day, is the birthday of George Washington.  That’s the way it was remembered when I was a […]

Scripture: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine . . .” (Proverbs 17:22 KJV). Does God have a sense of humor? I think sometimes as He watches us, He laughs out loud! My mother never flew on an airplane and may have traveled by train once in her life. After my dad died, I […]

Scripture: “With tender humility and quiet patience, always demonstrate gentleness and generous love toward one another, especially toward those who may try your patience” (Ephesians 4:2 TPT). This past Sunday, my pastor interrupted his conversation to reach out and tap me on the shoulder as I walked by. I smiled in return, for I knew […]

Scripture: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV).             When I was a child, we lived on a farm, complete with cows, horses, pigs, and poultry. My mother particularly enjoyed raising chickens, although I feared the pecks of the mother hens who objected to […]

Scripture: “He put a new song in my mouth,    a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord  and put their trust in him” (Psalm 40:3 NIV). In the 1880’s, northern India was well-known for the violence of its head-hunting tribes. Hundreds of missionaries from Britain, Australia, and the United States […]

Scripture: “If you return, then I will restore you. Before Me, you will stand; and if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will become my spokesman” —Jeremiah 15:19 NASB. I found this wonderful scripture after a weekend of emotional and spiritual darkness. How it spoke to me! An incorrigible list-maker, I quickly made […]

Scripture: “ The LORD talked to Hagar. She began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!” (Genesis 16:13 ERV). Hagar was running away from her […]

Scripture: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:34-35 KJV). I’ve often wondered at the difference between Judas and Peter, […]

Scripture: And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23 ESV). Jesus’s message is being corrupted by people today because they want the message without the Man. Too many mouth the words, “love one another,” and “judge not,” […]