“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again” John 1)_17 In the early morning of Wednesday, the seventh of March, in the year of our Lord, twenty-twelve, they wheeled two sisters into surgery in a hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA. One was urgently in need … Continue reading Love that Begets Love
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Peace in the Storm
Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”Mark 4:38 Your Encouragement The storm was real. It was furious and threatening. And the disciples, despite their experience with stormy conditions, were frightened. Jesus was in the same conditions, but He … Continue reading Peace in the Storm
The Twin Attributes of the Inner Life.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Matthew 5:6-7 For Encouragement Have you ever thought of hunger and mercy as twin attributes of the inner life? That is what Calvin Miller espouses. “To be hungry is to desire righteousness. … Continue reading The Twin Attributes of the Inner Life.
It Is Not Over For You!
As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”Luke 7:12-13 For meditation Did this poor widow expect ever … Continue reading It Is Not Over For You!
Faith that Delivers Grace
And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve yearsMark 5:25 For Encouragement Twelve years! That is a lifetime of suffering – Hemorrhaging, unable to take part in the life of her community, lonely, perhaps, and shunned by neighbors. None desires defiling. Doctors took their turns with her, baffled, yet profiting from … Continue reading Faith that Delivers Grace
Seeking Refuge?
“So, I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.Luke 11:9-10 For Meditation Knock, knock! Knock, knock! There, in … Continue reading Seeking Refuge?
Affirmation You Can Trust
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.Psalm 37:25 For meditation The conversation behind them was interesting, so the old couple eavesdropped with curiosity. “The time to make money is now, sister! Get it, by hook or crook, or live to regret it … Continue reading Affirmation You Can Trust
The Beginning of the Barley Harvest
“So, Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginningLuke 1:22 The end of an era is the beginning of a new life. Though worn out by the misfortune in Moab, God had a new life for Naomi. God would renew her life in the unexpected daughter … Continue reading The Beginning of the Barley Harvest
Where Is Your Perfume?
Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.John 12:3 For Meditation What can you do for Jesus that will be a living and lasting memorial and testimony to His … Continue reading Where Is Your Perfume?
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 