You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 New Living Translation
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Abundance
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Remember
"When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at night I stretched out untiring hands,
at night I stretched out untiring hands,
and I would not be comforted."
The poet continues,
"Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Psalm 77 NIV
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Psalm 77 NIV
And so, in the midst of suffering, I recall the goodness of the Lord in the form of this photo that I took three years ago, when in another time of difficulty, God demonstrated his love and faithfulness to me by through His creation.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Friday, April 12, 2019
A room at the top of the house
As a child, I loved Frances Hook's Bible story illustrations. I was especially fascinated by the story titled "Elisha Had Kind Friends" taken from 2 Kings 4:8-11, which tells of how a Shunammite woman built a special room at the top of her house, with a bed, a table, a chair and a lamp, for Elisha to use when he passed by.
I didn't have to build an extra room onto the top of my house, but it did need to be remodeled and furnished with a bed, a dresser, a desk, a bookshelf, a mirror and lamps.
This room isn't for an itinerate prophet; it's been prepared for an unaccompanied minor in Samaritas' refugee foster care program.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Lifted
I've been following a daily Bible reading plan this year. Wednesday morning the first passage was from Psalm 27, where verse 11 reads:
I would have lost heart,
unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
The next passage was from 2 Samuel 22. Here is verse 7.
In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.
This was followed by Psalm 91. Verse 15 says:
He shall call upon Me,
and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.
By the time I finished reading, I no longer needed to struggle to keep from sinking into the pit. I had been lifted out.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Promises
Joshua 21:45 NIV
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Rock
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| Arch Rock, Mackinac Island |
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2 NIV
Sunday, May 19, 2013
To know him
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know
him better. Ephesians 1:17 NIV
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Rain barrel
I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.
I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26 NIV
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Offspring
Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
Psalm 127:3 NIV
Joel, Judith, Kaelyn and Janessa welcomed
Austin Jeremiah
into their family on Thursday
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Heritage
Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jehoiachin king of Judah. Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. Esther 2:5-7 NIV
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Blessing
"...I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
Genesis 22:17-18 NIV
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