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Call Someone…Today!
Posted on March 9, 2023 Leave a Comment
March 9, 2023 Call Someone…Today! Several years ago, there was a song with the line; “Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares!” (“Call Someone Who Cares” by Travis Tritt). Although there is some sharp sarcasm in that statement, it strikes close to home for all of us. We want someone to care about us. We […]
Finding Home!
Posted on March 2, 2023 Leave a Comment
March 2, 2023 Finding Home! You have heard the saying, “A house is not a home!” We are about seven months into a new house and it is just now beginning to feel like home. I have been reminded that the experience of “home” just does not happen; home requires effort on my part. In […]
Reflect, Repent, Return!
Posted on February 23, 2023 Leave a Comment
February 23, 2023 Reflect, Repent, Return! Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. It is a day in the Christian faith, when believers make preparations to draw nearer to our Savior, Jesus. The day marks the beginning of 40 days of prayer and fasting, worship and service, Bible reading and group study, spiritual conversations and journaling. Ash Wednesday […]
A Loving Savior!
Posted on February 16, 2023 Leave a Comment
February 16, 2023 A Loving Savior! I am surrounded by people who love me; family, friends, and neighbors as well as people at church, new friends at the coffee shop, and an older woman who walks in the park near our home. The love of other people is necessary to live a healthy and holy […]
A Constant Defender!
Posted on February 9, 2023 Leave a Comment
February 9, 2023 A Constant Defender! There are times when we all need someone to defend us. In the courtroom, a falsely accused person needs an attorney to defend them. In a football game, the quarterback needs the linemen to defend him. In a playground scuffle, the child needs the teacher to defend her. There […]
A Tender Deliverer!
Posted on February 2, 2023 Leave a Comment
February 2, 2023 A Tender Deliverer! My youngest brother never liked the old movie, “The Wizard Of Oz.” I remember watching the movie when he was four or five years old. At the moment the wicked witch dumped out to scare Dorothy, he ran to the television, turned it off, and left the room. My […]
A Secure Refuge!
Posted on January 26, 2023 Leave a Comment
January 26, 2023 A Secure Refuge! I don’t need our home to be perfectly clean all the time. I don’t want to live in a museum! At the same time, it is important for my well-being that we keep the clutter to a minimum. The need to minimize the clutter is not so much to […]
A Constant Guard!
Posted on January 19, 2023 Leave a Comment
January 19, 2023 A Constant Guard! It felt as if the whole world was attacking me. There were accusations about my character, my faith, and even my love for my wife. There were attacks against our young children, poisonous claims made to our friends, and lies shared with my boss. It was a time in […]
A Powerful Protector!
Posted on January 12, 2023 Leave a Comment
January 12, 2023 A Powerful Protector! Fear gets the best of all of us from time to time. No matter how confident or competent or courageous we may be, fear has a way of creeping in and taking up lodging in our heart and mind. We re-call the time the disciples of Jesus retreated to […]
A Faithful Shield!
Posted on January 5, 2023 Leave a Comment
January 5, 2023 A Faithful Shield! Sometimes things come at me in such a rapid-fire manner that I cannot seem to catch my breath. There is news of a friend’s death, another slippage in my mother’s health, and the report that parts for our house humidifier have not been available for at least 15 years. […]
Take Delight 