And The Government Will Be Upon His Shoulder
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty…
Isaiah 9:6-7
The names of God in Isaiah 9:6 are familiar to most of us: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. But have you ever really unpacked it…
A Thanksgiving Invitation
In the USA, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. For the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving people begin to comment about how quickly the year has gone. You…
Eclipse Of The Heart
Last year on August 21st a historic solar eclipse occurred over the United States. God was awesomely on display, the heavens were telling His glory. We were not in the…
Healing Words From A Dialogue With God
… Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the…
What To Do When You Have Been Wronged
David knew what it was like to be treated unjustly. In Psalm 35 he describes his condition. People he had once befriended now fought against him (v. 1), sought his…
Psalm 91 God’s Protecting Presence
If you had certainty and security that you could not be defeated, how would you live your life differently? Psalm 91 describes Biblical confidence and poise. In some Bibles, it…
Jeremiah 2: Where do you run?
Jesus came to give us abundant life, to fill us to overflowing with every ounce of His living water. And yet when we go about life in our day-to-day world,…
Snares
We had a plague of chipmunks at our house. They were making our yard “hole-y,” gnawing wiring, and making a general nuisance of themselves. When one family of chipmunks moved…
Is My Heart God’s Resting Place?
“This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place…
Colossians 3: A Daily Choice
I am grieved by the tone of today’s rhetoric as I am sure you are . There is so much toxic public conversation with accusation, shaming, vulgarity, you-name-it. It troubles…
Fast Of Words: A Different Kind Of Fast: Isaiah 58:10b-12
Time and again God brings me to my knees over my heart attitude expressed out of my mouth. More than once, God has led me to fast of negative, critical,…