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Confession Opens Up A Second Chance!
Posted on January 2, 2025 Leave a Comment
January 2 Confession Opens Up A Second Chance! With the flip of the calendar, our focus shifts to New Year’s resolutions, renewed commitments to self, and dedication to making our lives better. As the new year starts, many of us often focus on improving our job skills or clarifying our sense of purpose in retirement. […]
Expectation Of A Powerful God!
Posted on December 26, 2024 Leave a Comment
December 26 Expectation Of A Powerful God! I pray your Christmas celebrations were filled with love and joy as they brought you hope and peace. Christmas is a special season because it is a season in which we are reminded of our expectation of a Savior who makes a difference, who changes lives, and who […]
Expectation Of A Real Deliverer!
Posted on December 19, 2024 Leave a Comment
December 19 Expectation Of A Real Deliverer! There is a great deal of suffering in our world today! Suffering comes in the form of fear and sadness. Suffering comes in the form of abuse and oppression. Suffering comes in the form of lost hope and no help. Suffering comes in the form of loneliness and […]
Expectation Of A Suffering Servant!
Posted on December 12, 2024 Leave a Comment
December 12 Expectation Of A Suffering Servant! Even while the kingdom of Judah (in southern Israel) is being overthrown by the Assyrians in 701 BC, a preacher named Isaiah is faithfully sharing a message from the Lord God. The Word of God for the people is a promise of a Savior who is coming. However, […]
Expectation Of A Coming Savior!
Posted on December 5, 2024 Leave a Comment
December 5 Expectation Of A Coming Savior! During the month of December, I will focus our attention on expectations. Our expectations can give birth to disappointment and discouragement as well as to renewed hope and joy in the goodness of life and in the promises of the Lord God. However, God-honoring expectation is not always […]
Give Thanks For God’s Word!
Posted on November 28, 2024 Leave a Comment
November 28 Give Thanks For God’s Word! We have invested thanksgiving into the last 22 days of our lives. Take a moment today to review your list of three things for which you were thankful each day. Reflect, ponder, and give thanks to Jesus for all your blessings. But, let’s make Thanksgiving Day about more […]
Give Thanks For A Friend!
Posted on November 21, 2024 Leave a Comment
November 21 Give Thanks For A Friend! It is easy to take our friends for granted. We get too busy and a little distance creeps into the relationship. We get a little hurt and hesitate to reach out to them the next time. We get distracted by another friend or a family crisis or even […]
Give Thanks To Build Up!
Posted on November 14, 2024 Leave a Comment
November 14 Give Thanks To Build Up! Giving thanks is not all about you! Last week I challenged you to give thanks to Jesus for three small things each day for the next 22 days (until Thanksgiving Day!). The danger for some of us is that all 66 of those small things for which we […]
Give Thanks For Small Things!
Posted on November 7, 2024 Leave a Comment
November 7 Give Thanks For Small Things! With all the amazing promises and prolific accusations in the political arena these days, it is quite easy to become cynical, pessimistic, and critical. Somewhere on that journey down, we often become discouraged and negative. Of course, the political realm can often lead us down this path of […]
I Feel Stuck; God Can Change It!
Posted on October 31, 2024 Leave a Comment
October 31, 2024 I Feel Stuck; God Can Change It! My boss said, “Not yet.” I had inquired about a job transfer but was told to wait one year. The good news was everything was fine where I was working. We were living not far from my side of the family, we were close to […]
Take Delight 