Deuteronomy 4:24 - For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. (ESV)I have been busy, and I will be for quite a while yet, with a major renovation project. So, I get sucked in by the doing, focused on the job. Quiet times are fast and fleeting. Okay, so...
Luke 7:38,50 - Standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."...
atthew 13:24b-25 - The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. (ESV)I have noticed broken glass on the tarmac where I ride my bike. I...
Matthew 10:29-32 - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. So everyone who acknowledges...
2 Timothy 1:7 - For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (ESV)My wife prefers to iron and I prefer to vacuum: I believe it is a win-win situation.Once again on a Monday morning I vacuumed the carpets, in a world of my own.The...
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (ESV)Recently, I had a kitchen disaster, when the frying pan I used burst into flames. I had...
Luke 24:36-39 - As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your...