“For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.” (Psalm 92:4 NIV) During our…
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Fear God, Wait for the Lord
11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this…
View More Fear God, Wait for the LordA Still More Excellent Way
We want to serve God, and we want to enjoy doing it. After all, Psalm 100:1-2 says, “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the…
View More A Still More Excellent WayWeeping May Tarry for the Night, but Joy Comes With the Morning
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5b Everything seems worse in the middle of the night. Whether physical or…
View More Weeping May Tarry for the Night, but Joy Comes With the MorningRest in Hope
I have a love/hate relationship with hope. I love the possibility of a hope fulfilled. I hate the fear of disappointment. I remember loving hope,…
View More Rest in HopeLife’s Soundtrack
Soaring melodies. Pulsing rhythms. The Pandora Gladiator station pounds epic movie scores through the seams of the garage, and I half expect to see heroic…
View More Life’s SoundtrackThe Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Cheering others on and Discipleship
Aquila and Priscilla show us a fascinating example of serving well together through eight life-actions recorded in the Scriptures. (D) They moved together (Acts 18:2)…
View More The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Cheering others on and DiscipleshipEnthusiasm of Hospitality
A few years ago, on the spur of the moment, a friend invited me to her home for lunch. She had the day off unexpectedly and…
View More Enthusiasm of HospitalityPsalm 84
As May rolled around, school started to wrap up for my children, and friends started talking about summer vacation plans, I found myself saying to…
View More Psalm 84The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Hosting together
Acts 18:3, “And because he (Paul) was of the same trade he stayed with them (Aquila and Priscilla) and worked, for they were tentmakers by…
View More The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Hosting together