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Run To Jesus!

April 5, 2026 Run To Jesus! “Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed!” That ancient call and response was exchanged between Christ-followers whenever and wherever they met on Easter day. This simple statement of faith in in the resurrection of Jesus, encouraged believers to do everything possible to draw near to the living Christ.  Like […]

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Access To God!

April 3, 2026 Access To God! We set aside today to remember that Jesus died.  Jesus died on a cross while strung up between two common criminals.  Jesus died with a crown of thorns on His head and a sword pierced in His side.  Jesus died with a crowd of confused and frightened and horrified […]

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Share A Meal And Hope!

April 2, 2026 Share A Meal And Hope! This week is often called “Holy Week.”  It begins on Sunday (last Sunday) with a parade into the city of Jerusalem.  Jesus enters the city as a new kind of king; a suffering servant, a dying Savior, a seemingly powerless God! On Thursday evening, Jesus shares a […]

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Generosity And Inheritance!

March 31, 2026 Scripture “The wicked borrow and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving; surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.”  Psalm 37:21-22 Generosity And Inheritance! Not everyone will receive an inheritance.  Not everyone will see the promises of […]

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Live With Goodness!

March 26, 2026 Live With Goodness! Sometimes I feel a bit overwhelmed.  It’s not that I have a lot of things to do; it’s more the state of the world right now.  No matter how long or often I pray, it seems my prayer time is too short to cover all the needs I see […]

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The Wicked Will Not Last!

March 24, 2026 Scripture “But the wicked perish, and the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.”  Psalm 37:20 The Wicked Will Not Last! I have watched a lush, flourishing, green pasture in the Sandhills of Nebraska be transformed into a brown, dried up, and dying pasture […]

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Live With Kindness!

March 19, 2026 Live With Kindness! Our world seems a little short on kindness right now.  The rhetoric on all fronts seems to be more antagonistic than humble, more aggressive than patient, more destructive than constructive, more uncompromising than seeking understanding, more vicious than merciful, more heartless than kind. You can see the lack of […]

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No Shame!

March 17, 2026 Scripture “The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever; they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.”  Psalm 37:18-19 No Shame! Shame is an awful thing!  Shame destroys hope.  Shame destroys joy.  Shame destroys peace.  Shame destroys love.  Shame […]

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Live Without Vengeance!

March 12, 2026 Live Without Vengeance! It is easy to judge other people.  Maybe they don’t live up to your standards or violate your values or reject the claims of your faith.  Maybe they hurt you or betrayed you or were dishonest with you.  Maybe they cheated you or abandoned you or divorced you.  It […]

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Possessions!

March 10, 2026 Scripture “Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked.  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.” Psalm 37:16-17 Possessions! Sometimes our things begin to have a higher priority in our life than is healthy.  In a like manner, sometimes […]

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