Daily encouragement for Christians
We all know someone who looks perfectly fine but always complains about how much they hurt. Sometimes that’s me. In my hypocritical humanness sometimes I silently wish others would just deal with it and stop complaining. Then I think of myself and how often the groans slip out of me before I can catch them. […]
I’m not a doctor but I play one at home–I need to stop. I’ve always considered my ability to diagnose through symptom research a good thing. But now I realize some things should just be left alone. I have a number of physical issues from diabetes to my sacroiliac. The doctors blame most everything on […]
From the archives: “Give thanks to ADONAI [the Lord]! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.” (Psalm 105:1) In 1980 my parents were in a motorcycle accident. It was a rainy, spring day, on a small city’s main road, at a stoplight, where they found themselves under the wheels of a […]
Do you believe everyone is destined for Heaven? “He has mercy on whom he wants, and he hardens whom he wants.” (Romans 9:18) The Bible makes it clear that God, as the Creator, has that option. “Who are you, a mere human being, to talk back to God? Will what is formed say to him […]
What does the Sabbath day look like for you? Do you have a day in your week for resting your body and praising your Savior? If so, what day is it? The look and feel of Shabbat (the Sabbath) has changed immensely over the centuries. Until the year 321 A.D. the Sabbath always began at […]
Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for traditional Christian churches. We won’t be observing this day inside the church walls this year. This year we are being offered new opportunities to realize the building is not what makes the church–we are. Perhaps the virtual services that will be broadcast today are just […]
Do you recognize the Sabbath as a day set aside for Father? No matter if you celebrate it from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown or on Sunday, the command is the same. The fourth commandment states: “Remember the day, Shabbat, to set it apart for God.” (Exodus 20:8) It seems to me that most people, […]
Is your normal daily life being interrupted lately or have you somehow escaped the pandemic? The world is on high alert, not just a country here or there but around our globe. Cancellations and closings are changing by the hour. My grandson’s school play was canceled last night. They plan to perform it in school […]
“Pray regularly.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) What does prayer mean to you? Some think to pray is to list your desires to God and thank him for what he’s done. Some think a little more deeply, that prayer is about conversation – speaking and listening. After all, how can you hear God if you never shut […]
Can you imagine the world before electricity? For centuries the world ran on God’s time clock. “You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set. You bring darkness; the time when all forest animals prowl. The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God. The […]
