Secret Sins
"But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out." - Numbers 32:23 What you do in the dark, stays in the dark! So you are led to believe by your own sense of things as you »
Your Essential Fellows
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul." Acts 2:42 "Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life. If I had to give a »
Wineskin in the Smoke
"For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes." - Psalm 119:83 "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit!" So railed Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran in OJ Simpson's famous murder trial. Leather gloves soaked in blood were found near the murder »
Beyond Cordial
"You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall »
The 24/7 Teacher
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you »
The Banner Over Me
"He brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner over me was love." - Song of Solomon 2:4 What is the flag of heaven? Is there a banner which flies over heaven's population, and if so, what does the flag convey? Perhaps not a material one like the flags »
Incredibly Unique You
"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven »
Enjoying God
"O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!" - Psalm 34:8 Man's chief end, according to the first question of the Westminster Catechism, is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Simple and succinct. But did you ever think that »
Recharge
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I first had my son, people would say to me, “Make sure you’re taking care of you! I always wondered how they thought I could possibly have time to do that. Between the seemingly constant feedings, diaper changes, baths, rocking, consoling, and of course snuggling, there wasn’t time to »
Measuring Your Life
"O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am." - Psalm 39:4 How do you take a yardstick to your life? By what means do you measure it? David asks this of the Lord, to both know »
Opinionated
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!...Therefore, as the tongue of the fire »
Irksome Prayer
"We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." - 2 Corinthians 10:5 "Prayer is irksome." So admits C.S. Lewis in writing to his brother about prayer. He says, "An excuse to omit it is never unwelcome. We are reluctant to begin. We are delighted to finish. While »
