Be Thankful Anyway!

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.Psalm 100:4   (NIV)In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln gave the Thanksgiving proclamation and asked for Americans to set aside the last Thursday...

Our Atomic God

Our Atomic GodNo one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 1 John 4:12-13   (NIV) We know that God lives inside each of...

Be a Humble Bumble

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Matthew 11:29 (NIV) In the Burl Ives classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Abominable Snow Monster is feared by everyone in Christmas town! Then...

Are We Praying the Right Way?

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.Matthew 7:7-8 NIVDo we ever wonder if our prayers reach the...

TA-DAA!

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. Matthew 6:22   One of the pupils in my exercise class gave me a birthday card with a picture of a little girl with outstretched arms on the front. The sentiment...

Where Is God in our New Normal?

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33  NIV This opening scripture may seem like ‘pie in the sky’ to some. To people of faith it is a great comfort...