Luke 15:4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?" NIVTwenty people in our little town were searching. Two hours had passed. The bush was thick....
2 Corinthians 10:5 "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." NIVWorking with words has always been a lot of fun and challenge for me. I enjoy their...
2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-with great patience and careful instruction." NIVIt was one of those games. Three letter words, one after another. My Scrabble tiles were invariably either all...
Ezra 5:8 "The king should know that we went to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction." NIVFor the...
Deuteronomy 30:19-20a "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and...
Psalm 23:2-3a "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul." NIVLiving in a tiny remote northern community requires that we travel a minimum of 2 hours each way to the closest city, in order to access many vital...
Psalm 1:1-2 “Oh, the joys of those who do not follow evil men’s advice, who do not hang around with sinners, scoffing at the things of God. But they delight in doing everything God wants them to do, and day and night are always meditating on his laws and thinking...