Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in this palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and…
A clean freak will clean. A woodworker will find his or her shop and putter. Certain people are hardwired to do certain things—no matter what goes down, or how many things fall apart. This is true for God. No matter how much humanity veers off course, God keeps God’s plan….
“I am the LORD, I have you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, to light the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “They are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11 You look for them every Saturday morning. They are there faithfully, after all. I’m talking about The Sermon Prep,…
You know how to protect your body in the extreme cold, but do extra layers work for the soul? The answer is yes, at least metaphorically. Here are six options to keep your soul content during severely cold weather. 1.) Wear a new attitude. If you say, “I hate snow”…
I have said what I will do, and I will do it. —Isaiah 46:11 The soul who coined the phrase “good cop/bad cop” should pocket a million for that one, though he or she probably didn’t. Another phrase with a lot of imagery is “in the doghouse.” That girl or…
Let’s talk dumpsters for a moment. This is not my favorite subject either, but it helps make my point. Take the honest bullet. You’ve taken the walk of shame. Out of options, you’ve made your way toward and then pitched non-biodegradables into one of those monstrous metal box beasts at…
