May 27, 2025
“You are to labor six days, but you must rest on the seventh day; you must even rest during plowing and harvesting times.” [Exodus 34:21] Did you have a restful Memorial Day? It was quite nice to have no meetings or appointments or specific things that I had to do. Taking a breather when you […]
May 20, 2025
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” [John 9:1–2] This story and interaction between Jesus and his disciples is quite intriguing. Something is not right. It’s broken. A person is blind. The disciples wanted […]
May 13, 2025
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. [Colossians 3:23] This made me chuckle: “I used to be a people person, but people ruined it.” We’ve all been at that point. The Christ-follower is continually reminded to be a “people […]
May 6, 2025
“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” [Romans 8:31] If God is for us, who can be against us? Strong words from the Apostle Paul. We sing a song at church that reminds us of those words from the Book of Romans. […]
April 29, 2025
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. [1 Timothy 2:1–2] In the cacophony of noise that is our society, where many live […]
April 22, 2025
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. [Isaiah 40:1] There is a whole lot of discomfort going around these days. Certainly, on personal levels: the news of marital turmoil and bad health reports and the ache of loneliness or even financial stresses are plentiful and very uncomfortable. And on the macro scale: we experience the […]
April 15, 2025
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on […]
April 8, 2025
Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishnessor you’ll be like him yourself.Answer a fool according to his foolishnessor he’ll become wise in his own eyes. [Psalm 26:4–5] Wait, what?! Do I respond to that annoying person at work, or not? Should I answer the belligerent guy in the plaza? What about the pompous poster […]
April 1, 2025
Be still and know that I am God. [Psalm 46:10] Those are some words encouraging personal silence and solitude from the psalmist which I have written and taught on and practiced…sometimes. The traffic churning in one’s mind and the bloated personal calendar and chaotic world all get in the way of regular and meaningful solitude […]
March 25, 2025
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. [James 1:17] Written in the context of someone frustratingly blaming God for their trials and temptations they struggle with, the words above warn against self-deception. […]
