“Would you like to have your photo retouched?” the photographer’s sales agent asks after you’ve selected the pose you’d like to purchase. “We can brighten your eyes, remove blemishes and reduce the wrinkles on your face and neck.” Did you go for it? Did you present to the…
Oh, what joy for those who disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put of out sight! Yes, what joy for those whose…lives are lived in complete honesty! — Psalm 32:1-2 I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it firsthand. One of my little cherubs hauled off and…
You, glorious Glorious? Who actually identifies as that? You may feel good. You may have a great day on occasion. But glorious? Sure, there are glass half full people out there—you may be one of them—but who uses the word glorious to describe how they are? I am suggesting we…
See how I used [David] to display my power among the peoples. I made him a leader among the nations. You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey. — Isaiah 55:4-5a Ever feel like even your dog…
The one thing I ask of the LORD—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. — Psalm 27:4 ___________ The pangs in your heart are real and painful. They…
I didn’t! But I did. Gulp. I did. I called the employee of a nearby retail store by one pronoun—he—when the identity of this thoughtful, attentive person wasn’t obvious. Did I do something wrong? Yes. Did the employee hear me? Hopefully not. (I wasn’t loud.) Did I immediately feel…
The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble! God’s voice thunders, and the earth melts! — Psalm 46:6 “I have been given a couple of goals to achieve through God,” the writer of Psalm 46 is thinking when the psalm comes into formation. No one knows the…
