“The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.” (Judges 6:1 NIV)This is a familiar theme of the book of Judges, for it happened over and over again. Unfortunately, it happens in our day and in our...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 NIV)My job during Sunday morning worship is to care for my infant granddaughter, while my daughter seeks to keep my two year old granddaughter occupied and as quiet as possible,...
I've spent a lot of time lamenting past mistakes. 'If only I hadn't done this. If only I HAD done that. If only, if only, if only.But I didn't. I cannot change the past. I cannot change myself. But because the desire is in me to grow and change, He is the One who...
If I never get to see the world, I will rest in the truth that all the world was mine to see.If I never hear God's Voice when I call out for Him, I will know that He will answer in ways not yet revealed to me.If I never saw a rainbow I'd still believe they exist,...
"You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." (Ps 51:16-17 NIV)What is the first thing we do when injustice...
"If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there . . . (Ps 34:18 The Message)When I was much younger, I attended a church where grace was unknown and legalism was the rule. Although I could never accept certain aspects of my church's doctrine, I believed that...
"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." (John 12:24 NIV)Have you ever noticed in nature that there is beauty in brokenness?One kernel of wheat (or any seed...
