Comfort When You Mourn
As I write these words, we are observing a national day of mourning. Tears and thoughts for thousands of lives taken in the name of hatred. The mourning for those…
As I write these words, we are observing a national day of mourning. Tears and thoughts for thousands of lives taken in the name of hatred. The mourning for those…
The old story goes:The elderly couple was riding to town in their pickup truck when the woman looked at her husband as he drove.“You never sit beside me anymore when…
My cousin is a full-time farmer, providing corn, rice, and cotton for consumers. He has seen some lean harvests, and some that are overwhelming. The advent of lights on tractors…
“The church is always asking for money!” When I hear people say this, I confess, I roll my eyes. I wonder if they think the air conditioning and heat that…
When we see pictures of people expressing freedom, they are often of upturned faces and outstretched arms. Think about that. When we are enslaved, our arms stay down, our faces…
What do you hunger and thirst for? The question is NOT what are you hungry for or what are you thirsty for. Jesus was not talking about physical hunger and…
What is your suffering right now? Is it chronic illness?Is it abuse?Is it abandonment?Is it physical ailment?Is it trauma?Is it fear?Is it grief?What is your suffering? Whatever it is, get…
Apostle Paul wrote, “Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good” in his letter to the believers at Rome. They were living under severe persecution in a…
David said God is our shepherd. In today’s scripture he praises God’s name because He bears our burdens AND carries us day by day. Oh my goodness! Those things weighing…
The prophet Isaiah shared what God told him about the Jews who would be exiled and what would become of them. In the previous chapter, he prophesied about the Suffering…
In verses 8 and 9, God, through the prophet Isaiah, declares that His thoughts are nothing like human thoughts and His ways are far beyond what humans can imagine. Then,…
What do you want your life to say? What’s the message you live every day to get out there? What will be remembered most when you’re gone? Is it that…