Monthly Archives: April 2021

Luke 8:24b, 25  He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the stormsubsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands … Continue reading →

1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. When we moved to Franklin, TN it was a reintroduction for me to high humidity … Continue reading →

1 John 2:16  For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. Years ago when our first two … Continue reading →

Philippians 1:27a  Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Have you ever thought about the fact that so much of our lives we are representing someone or something?  At work we represent our employer.  … Continue reading →

John 9:25b “ …One thing I do know.  I was blind but now I see!” I think we all are thrilled when our grasp of the obvious is working.  For some of us, it’s like a visitor who only shows … Continue reading →

John 9:1-3 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.  His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”  “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but … Continue reading →

Isaiah 6:9-10  He said, “Go and tell this people: ” ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’  10 Make the heart of this peoplecalloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.  Otherwise they might … Continue reading →

Isaiah 9:6-7 For many years I tended to stay away from the Prophetic Books of the Old Testament.  My studies would take me to the Prophets, but I wouldn’t sit down and just read themthrough.  I was more interested in … Continue reading →

1 Peter 5:8  Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaringlion looking for someone to devour. When we last flew from Denver to Colorado Springs (COS) there was a most interesting experience.  It occurred as … Continue reading →

Proverbs 9:10b  and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding Why is this happening?  Why did that happen?  How could that happen?  I don’t understand! How often are these expressions in our minds, on our lips and evidence of a … Continue reading →