Picture the God many of us learned in church, an old man in a beard with a lightning bolt in his hand.
Well, maybe without the lightning bolt, but the effect was the same.
“Walk out the door ...
Tears.
Sometimes they are a good thing. They allow us to sort out our emotions or navigate a difficult situation.
The other side of tears, however, is more complicated. Once the tears have dried, ...
A bald eagle is a doting spouse and parent. The bird mates for life, rears its chicks, and allows the younglings to return to the nest for up to a year.
However, as with any good parent, a change ...
What are you worth?
Can you place a price on yourself?
Tally it this way:
How many meals do you provide for your family each year?
What’s the total funds you bring in through your job?
How ...
The first few verses of Psalm 103 are chock full of biblical truth. Let’s jump in:
Psalm 103:2-6 says:
“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your ...
In the beginning, God created man in his own image. However, man drifted away from God’s ideal, and trouble shrouded the earth because of man’s sinful nature.
Man needed saving.
First, God ...
Life has crashed into you.
Your children, lost to the world.
Your bedrock of finances, eroded by inflation and business losses.
Your reputation in the community shredded by false accusations … a ...
Throw a handful of seeds in a barren field. Just chuck them out there.
What results do you think you’ll see?
Not much. However … place those seeds in a favorable location, and likely most of ...
The Oldsters of us grew up learning from chalkboards. Write on them and wipe the words away … and scatter the remains of our thoughts on our hands and clothes.
Just erasing the board didn’t ...
Falling leaves and the remains of last week’s jack-o-lanterns remind us of the season. Thanksgiving is coming, and Christmas can’t be far behind.
However, God wants us to be reminded of him, for ...
MAIZE is the scientific name for corn, the largest grain crop in the Americas. We might dine on popcorn, corn flakes, or the ubiquitous sweet corn, and what about dent corn, baby corn, or corn ...
What do we mean when we say something is written in stone?
Why don’t we say written in sand, instead … ah, right. It will be blown away by the wind or washed away by water.
Written in wood … ...
Some days we just need to feel loved.
Let’s leap fully in with Psalm 1:1-3 in the ESV:
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor ...
