(Thank you for your prayers. My family and I are safely back from our vacation!) God will never let anyone down who trusts in Him. It is never foolish to trust in God. The problem is that sometimes it DOES look foolish to trust in God. It may seem like a bad decision to follow […]

Matthew 25:10-13–And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.  11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’  12  But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know […]

Matthew 20:29-31-And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31 The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, […]

Acts 15:24-Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, I think everyone knows how hurtful words can cause deep wounds, which divides people’s heart from each other.  But do we think about people who are “positive” with […]

Genesis 13:7-8-and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. 8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are […]

God often prepares me in the morning for the day that lies ahead. What I meditate on in the morning, so often helps me deal with the events that happen throughout the day. Yesterday, for example, I didn’t have a very good day. I went to the dentist to get an implant I’ve gotten previously checked […]

Acts 10:13-15–And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”  14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” When we consider […]

Jesus has three offices: Prophet, Priest and King. We are familiar with the first two – as the Prophet, He speaks God’s word to us, and as the Priest, He mediates for us. But we are not familiar with His role as the King. King’s role in the Old Testament was mainly to deliver his […]

Matthew 8:25–And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”  If you ever had the chance to be around elderly people who feel like their “time is up”, then you know there is a difference between the illusion we are “perishing” and the reality of it.  I had the privilege to […]

We can drive ourselves crazy trying to figure God out. He defies conventional logic. There is no recognizable pattern that He follows. And that is exactly how it should be if He is higher than us. Reading through the Book of 2 Chronicles, the kings of Judah and Israel are assessed either as “he did […]