For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. — Matthew 7:8 Pickles. Predicaments. Problems. Been there. Done that. Each of us would pass on any of these triple-Ps if we could. When waking after what…
Read MoreIf you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. — Revelation 3:20b I don’t always hear Jesus. You may not always hear Jesus, either. The reasons why differ for each of us but are also…
Read MoreWho 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…
Read MoreJesus 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…
Read MoreElijah 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…
Read MoreSo 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…
Read MoreOn each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. — Revelation 22:2b I wonder how many of us choose the bad news second when…
Read More“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”— Matthew 14:28 We may or may not realize it but, like Peter, we confront or challenge Jesus. We confront or challenge Jesus in direct and indirect ways. For example, we challenge Jesus when we get…
Read More“By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. — 2 Kings 5:5 Summertime travel. Most of us pack….
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