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 ...
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 ...
Cornucopia. What is it?
We might know it as the horn of plenty. From its center flows a multitude of good things which never come to an end.
So, that begs the question … what does this have to do ...
How low has life taken you?
It’s like, dig a ditch, throw me in, and cover me up.
The house is in foreclosure, creditors are on the loose, and it’s Christmas. How will we ever afford gifts this ...
Harvest.
Farmers can identify with this term, although the rest of us understand what it means.
To get what you’ve worked to earn. What you deserve. What’s available if you simply go out and ...
Do it all NOW!
That’s what we sometimes feel. Get the education, marriage, house and children NOW.
We can’t afford to wait. We must start our retirement account at 21, be grandparents by 38, ...
Let’s jump right into our scripture passage in Psalm 34:6-8:
“This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who ...
Safety.
Hunkering down. Finding a bolt hole. Retreating. Boarding up the windows. Withdrawing into our redoubt.
Protecting what we have from what might be. Adding a fence to keep out the bogie man ...
How are you doing?
What’s going on in your life?
How honest do you feel like being? Meaning … when you are asked these questions, do you reach deep inside and pull out the real you, or do you ...
We are the lion. Hear us roar.
Those are words of truth. As Christians, we are not weak. We need have no fear.
We are the kings and queens of all that we survey.
Joshua 1:9 gives us our permission ...
Lightning can strike hotter than the surface of the sun.
A tornado can peel the tarmac from a highway.
When a hurricane finally dissipates, entire towns are erased as if they never ...
Where is your source of strength?
In a ship, we call it the keel. It runs from bow to stern down the center of the vessel. You can’t see it, but without it, the first storm will break the ship in ...
A cooking show host from Iowa describes many of his cooking ingredients with an unusual word.
Flavor.
Butter isn’t just fat, it’s flavor.
That coconut topping? Flavor. Cinnamon, nutmeg, salt ...
