"Look Miss W. I put the encouragement up on the board so that everyone would know to do their best job today." -G, 5th grade I smiled at his sweet sincerity and helpfulness. I was also a little disconcerted. Had he known that Hebrews 19:24 was that morning's "verse of the day" on my Bible… Continue reading To love and good works
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Seeking Whole-heartedly
“For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future… Continue reading Seeking Whole-heartedly
Plans of the Heart
It's a brand new year. On this day, perhaps more than any other, my heart is brimful of hopes and plans for the future. Maybe your heart is also. Proverbs 16:9 reminds me that there is a plan bigger and more sure than mine. The Lord has a plan that cannot be altered by human… Continue reading Plans of the Heart
Trust, Rejoice, and Sing: A verse for the New Year
Thankfulness for the past. Hope and assurance for the future. Praying we end the old year and begin the new one as the Psalmist models in these verses. Recall the times this past year where you trusted and rested in God and his providence. Recount the times his love broke through to your heart. Look… Continue reading Trust, Rejoice, and Sing: A verse for the New Year
Joy, Peace, Hope
What I Need to Know
When do I need refuge? When I am afraid. When someone, or some situation, or some sin, or some other worry is pressing on me. In that moment, what I want most to know how everything will be resolved. I want to know, "what will happen?" As with many others, however, what I want most to know is not what I need most to know.
Salvation and Strength
Saturday Song: He Will Hold Me Fast II
By God's grace, arranged and played by Kate
In bloom
Dark clouds are gathering to the north, the setting sun gleams golden to the west, and the first lily has bloomed in the back flower bed. A reminder that God provides. Matthew 6:25-34 Be not therefore anxious...
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