Scripture: “When they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear. Jesus spoke to them at once. “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don’t be afraid!” Then Peter spoke up. “Lord, if it is really you, order me to come out on the water to... Continue Reading →
What book could you read over and over again? The book I read again and again would be the Bible. Every year I read it cover to cover, and have since about 1999. I do that in addition to the devotions I read and my own word studies. Psalms 119 covers a lot of the... Continue Reading →
“God didn’t send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what he has done, collecting a following for him. And he didn’t send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center—Christ on the Cross—be trivialized into... Continue Reading →
“Standing close to Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there; so he said to his mother, “He is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “She is your mother.” From that time the disciple... Continue Reading →
I give thanks to You Lord, because You are good, and Your love is eternal. Let the people say, “His love is eternal.” Let the children of God say, “His love is eternal.” Let all who worship Him say, “His love is eternal.” In my distress, I have called to You Lord; You answered me... Continue Reading →
How would you improve your community? I would love to see the area of my community where I live be vitalized. There are two things that quickly come to mind. I would open an area in my local community, which is on the outside of a growing town, a community gathering place. It would have... Continue Reading →
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? Every day of the week I have the same morning routine. The first hour of my day looks the same regardless of what time it may be it looks the same, regardless of where I might be. My routine has... Continue Reading →
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 This passage immediately takes me back to Israel as we stood atop what is known as the Valley of Shadow of Death. The... Continue Reading →
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? Oxford Language defines unique as being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. I believe every person is created in the image of God, and that way uniquely display some characteristic of him to the world around us. Like no two snowflakes or fingerprints... Continue Reading →
If you could have something named after you, what would it be? I don’t think I would really want to have anything named after me. I have two daughters and I suppose I would have named one of them after me if I had so desired. I don’t think that is me.
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