“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” – Psalm 119:105 ESV I had good intentions. I woke up early, and in the quiet moments of a new day, I resolved to spend time with the Lord. Specifically, I needed God’s wisdom concerning a financial decision. In the stillness […]
Can you pinpoint moments on the timeline of your life when you saw evidence of God’s mighty works? Do you have memories of events that gave you reasons to believe, to hope, and to rejoice? I remember traveling with my family and in-laws to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Lodge, […]
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8 NKJV Did you ever notice how one bit of bad news can overshadow all the good news we receive? I recall one year when my […]
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Phil. 4:8 ESV Fake news. Fact checks. Flip-flopping opinions. How do we know what to believe? We used to […]
Time is running out. That thought smacked me in the head like a wet snowball. I’d barely finished singing the last chorus of Auld Lang Syne when I sat down to make my New Year’s Resolutions (the ones I’d surely break in a few days). But, like glitter that remains ground in the carpet long […]
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Heb. 4:12 ESV) I winced. Here comes the needle. I’d already been poked earlier that day, and the phlebotomist had had trouble finding a […]
When you don’t know who’s telling the truth, God is… T True and just And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” Revelation 16:7 (ESV) Not long ago, I read a quote from a high-level infectious disease expert lamenting what he perceived as an “anti-science” bias. In his […]