Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Don’t tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories. Isaiah 41:10 (CEV) I received a card today from a friend who shared that her sister, who has battled heart disease most of her…
I have been reading and meditating on 1 Thessalonians 4. No matter how often I read a passage of Scripture there is always something to learn. There is always some wisdom to take into my every day life. And when I struggle, it is in conversation,(prayer) and in studying God’s Word that I find what…
Today a wife, three children & their spouses & children are attending the funeral of the man they love. Their love is not in the past tense. It never will be. My friend, Dr David Alan Black, does not know this family, but he, too, is on a grief journey and his words today are…
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21 (NLT) There was a man, with a God-given voice to sing,…
I do not presume to know the hearts of people who are navigating a journey of grief after the death of a loved one who chose suicide. But I know several people who are walking this path and I have spent time reading and studying the words of Jesus regarding Judas Iscariot. I was raised…
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. 2 He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and Lord, you heard me! Jonah 2:1-3 (NLT, my emphasis) Job…
It’s a holiday weekend here in the U.S. My eyes have tears and my throat is tight as I thank my God for the gift of living here. I have read many times on Facebook and blogs about how we U.S. Christians are “persecuted.” Hogwash! We don’t know the meaning of that word and we…
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. Deuteronomy 28:12 (NIV) We have attempted to have an online Bible study for the past four weeks and have only succeeded on…
Henry and I have been wanting to be a part of an online Bible study for some time. I, frankly, have forgotten how doing something “new” does have its time of working out the kinks. I hope those of you who have been interested will stick with this as it will be a wonderful study…
The past two weeks have been an “industrial strength” blessing and is one of the reasons why I love this new career of publishing that God brought me into ten years ago. My previous career was as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years. The best season of that career was the 12 years in…