Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? — Psalm 24:3 “God is my friend,” declares a darling four-year-old Sunday school student. We shouldn’t just smile at this. We should also nod. A profound theologian is on hand, and we…
Look at your schedule. What’s that? You’re saying it’s full? Too full? If you are blessed with less (or almost nothing to do) on a to do list for even a day or two, consider how your time is spent. Is it peaceful? If you’re rushing about, how is…
Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the…
A newcomer to worship said the church was unwelcoming. Ouch. I said, “Say more.” I’ll call him Tim, and he did share more. “Well, one of your members didn’t welcome me when I was in your church, but that week in the grocery store she came up to me….
Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. —1 Kings 19:3 A poster on the door of a first-floor restroom at the Geisinger CMC hospital in Scranton, PA, provides helpful information. If you…
That pastor or clergyperson slighted you. The offense was an obvious no-no. Of course, your feelings are hurt. How dare that man or woman of God do this? Yes, you stopped attending that mass or worship service. Why should you go? All the pain, the hurt, and the hard…
So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. —John 16:22 To say no one can rob you of joy? Wow! This IS a powerful, remarkable, and tremendous gift. This gift is…
