Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding…
24 For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;the grass withers and the flowers fall,25but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. – 1 Peter 1:24-25 (NIV) Many of us do not meet with our weekly Bible study…
As years roll along, the brain function that I relied on most in my life of multi-tasking, my memory, is not as sharp as it once was. I was the mother of twins plus one, the wife of a local high school band director, and the coordinator of patient care at a hospice that covered…
Prayer is an important part of my life. I have learned that prayer is where I listen and find the balance, even the truths of my life. It takes time, focus, and commitment on my part. There have been times in which prayer has seemed a waste of my time; there were more pressing, definitive…
I find it difficult to find my “Walter Cronkite” when I turn on the television orinternet. I am looking for someone who will report the truth, plain and simple, andlet me use the wisdom and discernment I’ve been given to decide who is saying ordoing the truth, the action I can get behind. When did…
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know…
In John 14-17, Jesus speaks very intently about who I am as His disciple and who He is as my Savior, Redeemer and brother who shows me how to live closely with our Father. The chapters are beautiful, filled with love and an intense entreaty to live a life connected 24/7 to Him. Jesus never…
I was thinking this morning about Jesus sitting on a hillside talking to 2, 3, 4,000 people. I am not an ancient near Eastern historian so I don’t know what the population of Nazareth or even Jerusalem was. It struck me that these people walked from their homes to go hear what this “Teacher” had…
I have two terrific SS (Sunday School) teachers. They take time every week to read the material, check other sources for what they say about the subject or the time frame. One of the teachers has a Masters Degree in Biblical Languages and the other teacher reads extensively and brings us many perspectives from Oswald…