Luke 19:5-7, When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the pe...  Read More

1 Corinthians 10:13, ”No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will ...  Read More

Ah, Job's friends. Doomed to go down in history as the poster children for "what not to say to your grieving friend". We can read in the book of Job that [the man named] Job was a good, righteous man....  Read More

Psalm 19:1-3 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they u...  Read More

When I hear the word joy many people and things come to mind. My grandmother had an infectious laugh, she loved life, and found joy in the simple things. I also think of my granddaughter Adalyn Joy, a...  Read More

Exodus 20   8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, y...  Read More

Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:”Well it's that time of year again. Summer is ending and at least in our house change is on the way...  Read More

10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very w...  Read More

2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."As I write this de...  Read More

Mark 12: 30-31, "30 so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.' 31 And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' There is no other command...  Read More

“Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name. I will praise you Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever...  Read More

“For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the king...  Read More