“One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done(Psalm 62:11,12).” Today I took my wife to the neighborhood I grew up in. I didn’t intend to, but somehow the family [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Room to breathe
Posted in God's care, God's guidance, tagged Beersheeba, God's provision, Isaac, loving your wife, Rehoboth on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The cure for insomnia
Posted in praise, spiritual warfare, suffering on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. On my bed I remember [...]
Faithfulness is not limited by age or status
Posted in Faithfulness, tagged Abraham, Christian faithfulness, Isaac, Rebekah, the servant of Abraham on May 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving (Colossians 3:23,24).” And so it continues: the rash of students carrying weapons on to school [...]
A Friend in high places
Posted in Jesus, prayer, tagged God's wrath, Jesus as priest, Jesus's intercession on May 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“…but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore, He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them (Hebrews 7:24,25).” This morning, a little after dawn, I was driving by the pasture near our home. Some of the horses at the [...]
God’s school
Posted in suffering, tagged Abraham's test, Akeelah and the Bee, God's testing, Job's suffering on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance (Psalm 66:10-12).” Akeelah is an 11-year old African-American girl with a gift. [...]
The cure for underachieving
Posted in God's blessing, tagged Abraham and Isaac, Chicago Bears, Mike Martz, obedience to God, serving others on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations…May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will [...]
The family man’s tug of war
Posted in Christian family, Finances, tagged Bible interpretation, God's sovereignty, Man's responsibility on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death (Psalm 68:19,20).” While laying in a tent with my boys the other night, I had a strange dream. It was a really fast-paced event: it didn’t [...]
The warmth of the Son
Posted in God's love, tagged knowing God, knowing God through creation, The love of Christ on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
” Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble (Psalm 90:14,15).” This morning I woke up at 5:51 am. That’s not [...]
Laugh with God, not at Him
Posted in Faith, Uncategorized, tagged Isaac, laughter in the Bible. Abraham, Sarah on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
”There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:… a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance…(Ecclesiastes 3:1,4).” In a famous silent film, made in Germany, an old man’s fortunes have turned sour. He was a respected doorman at a first class [...]
Help me!
Posted in Christian love, tagged Christian friendship, Hosea, House, Job, M.D. on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24).” In the season finale of the medical drama “House”, an episode called “Help Me”, Dr. Gregory House is trying to save a woman trapped underground when a crane collapsed on the building she [...]
