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Joshua 23:11  So be very diligent to love the LORD your God for your own well-being.  (Holman) One of the things so precious to me is what I typically experience during the worship portion of our Sunday service.  It is … Continue reading →

Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough placessmooth.  These are the things I will … Continue reading →

Psalm 119:105  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. This morning I would like us to consider a cooking illustration.  Do we view God’s word like recipe cards?  They sit on a shelf … Continue reading →

Who are our companions? Yesterday we talked about the idea of companions – not being people but instead referring to the attributes that characterize our lives.  We were looking at affliction and used the example of Frodo and the Company … Continue reading →

Romans 12:12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Isn’t it fascinating that of the six items identified in the above verse, only the one we generally perceive as negative is a given in our lives?  All … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. For many years we lived in NE Ohio and attended a wonderful church named St. … 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 →

Nehemiah 8:10c “…for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Yesterday we wrote of Jesus laughing and playing with little children.  A friend emailed me a picture of Jesus laughing and it speaks volumes to me!  All too often … Continue reading →

Luke 18:16  But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Back in the 70s, Johnny Cash made … Continue reading →