For He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.Psalm 107:9 (ESV) It is unusual for me to remember my dreams, but one recently got my attention. In my dream somehow a tiny baby attached itself to me. The poor thing was shriveled with a...
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.James 1:2-4 (ESV) I come from...
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 ESV I have been evaluating how persuasive instruction affects me. It seems that much of it may be acceptable to my senses and often weighs in on my...
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.John 4:23 (ESV) I just finished reading The Call of the Wild, which is considered by many to be Jack...
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.I Peter 3:8&9 (ESV) A...
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.Proverbs 4:18 (ESV) When my dad was a young man, he leased farmland near Pierson, Iowa. For several years he bought seed and planted—and then watched as a...
…so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For [since] we believe that Jesus died and rose again…1 Thessalonians 4:13&14 (NASB) As I finished the last page of a recent book, I realized the theme was a phrase that was unfamiliar to me. The story...
You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.I Corinthians 6:20 (AMP) t has been my privilege over the years to help many men and women articulate a purpose...
Therefore, remove vexation (sorrow and anger) from your heart and put away pain from your body, for childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.Ecclesiastes 11:10 Amplified Bible (AMP) Lately I have been noticing my reactions to the little annoyances of life getting...
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) Almost 50 years ago, Darryl and I were married. In the midst of planning how to...
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, “Who am I, O Lord, and what is my family, that You have brought me this far?”I Chronicles 17:16 (NLT) This is the story of how a dreamy small town farm girl from New Hampton, Iowa, named Holly, and a...
On that day His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half...