Monthly Archives: August 2011

Luke 24:30-32  30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32They … Continue reading →

Matthew 7:24  “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” In my NIV Bible, the heading for this portion of scripture is “The … Continue reading →

Isaiah 31:1  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One … Continue reading →

The Miracle at Dunkirk Saturday in Houston was The Response.  It was the gathering called for by Texas Governor Perry to spend a “Day of Prayer and Fasting for our Nation’s Challenges.”  More than 30,000 Americans gathered there to pray … Continue reading →

Romans 2:4b  …not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance? Have you ever had a friend or someone in your life that believed in you and was for you, no matter what?  Have you ever been that person for … Continue reading →

Acts 2:11b  we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Pentecost Sunday is such an important day in church history.  It is the day we commemorate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the believers in … Continue reading →

Exodus 20:12  “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” Today is the 80th anniversary of my parents’ wedding day.  Oscar Schmidt and Louise Diamond were … Continue reading →

Acts 16:34  The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole family. Have you experienced a time of when you … Continue reading →

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Zach & Neva and their two daughters … Continue reading →

Hebrews 5:14  But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil. Although I grew up in a small port city on the Lake Michigan, I never got to experience sailing … Continue reading →