So [Jesus] stood over [Peter’s mother-in-law] and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them. (Luke 4:39) ...
Running Again (Or, “How the Worst Itch Ever Reminded me of the Best Fix of All”) The itch was so bad I could barely stand ...
For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on ...
[The people] got up, drove Him out of town and brought Him to the edge of the hill their town was built on, intending to ...
You are my beloved Son. I take delight in you. (Luke 3:22b) The steadfast, unchanging posture of God the Father toward God the Son is ...
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourself, “We have Abraham as our father,” for I tell you that God is ...
Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight. (Luke 3:4b) John’s job was to ready the masses to receive the Messiah. His task ...
Therefore, holy brothers [and sisters], you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession… (Hebrews 3:1) Jesus ...
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people. (Luke 2:52) Would you increase in your stature and standing ...
While they were there [in Bethlehem], the time came for [Mary] to give birth. (Luke 2:6) We live in a world of instant weather reports ...
[Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God, and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of ...
But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. (Luke 2:19) Wonderful things were happening to Mary, and she ...
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and ...
And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, [Joseph and Mary] brought [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present ...
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Timothy 3 GOD’S WORD PREPARES YOU FOR GOD’S WORK All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable ...
When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has ...
July 4th, 2003 O Lord, our country is sick. In so many ways our nation is dying. Those we trusted to lead us have lied. Those we looked to for guidance have betrayed. Selfishness has triumphed over service. Greed has won over goodness. Instead of holding sacred the public trust, …
TOPICS: freedom, hope, independence, July 4th, liberty, prayer, repentance, resurrection
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 68 JESUS IS YOUR SAVIOR EVERYDAY Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah. (Psalm 68:19) Every day brings its own host of challenges. Every day has its own hardships and trials. Some days may find us …
TOPICS: daily, defeat, deliverance, hope, Psalm 68, salvation, support, victory
I’ve never seen this grill before. I’m sitting on the worn striped seat cushion of an old metal chair. Along with its three blue wire-frame counterparts and matching table, this chair has kept watch over my grandparents’ patio for years. In front of me sits a new shiny new grill …
TOPICS: contemplation, death, eternity, family, grief, hope, mourning, silence, time
Truth without hope is like light without heat. It may show you the way, but it will not provide the strength to walk in it. … Hope without truth is like a cloud without rain. It may look promising for a while, but it will never provide the nourishment you …
TOPICS: church, hope, musings, sermons, truth
When I was a boy, I once let go of a helium balloon, just to see what would happen. There it went, floating up, up, slowly and silently, gently making its way skyward until it disappeared in the cobalt blue of an open Texas sky. It was beautiful. I could …
TOPICS: children, Connecticut, death, elementary school shooting, hope, Matthew 19, Psalm 36, Psalm 56, shooting, tragedy, violence
Do you ever get extra emotional when you hear certain songs? A friend of mine commented the other day, “I don’t know why, but Christmas songs always bring tears to my eyes, but they’re happy songs! Why is that?” Have you noticed this yourself? Maybe there’s a particular carol or …
TOPICS: carols, Christmas, crying, emotion, hope, memories, music, songs
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. “On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 America’s naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the forces of the Empire of Japan. The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships and damaged four more. It also damaged or sank three cruisers, three destroyers, one minelayer …
TOPICS: holidays, hope, peace, pearl harbor day, remembrance, war
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