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How Do I Delight in the Lord?
Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you your heart’s requests. // Psalm 37:4 This is such a sweet verse from today’s Psalm, right? It almost reads like...
Tending to the Lord’s Dwelling
[I]n him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. // Ephesians 2:22 I like to think I can do quite a few...
Soften My Heart To Your Words
“Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. // Luke 7:40 “Gina! Wait. I forgot to give you the homework . . .” The final school...
Savoring the Fragments
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over. // Matthew 14:20 I stepped out into the courtyard with hundreds of women (perhaps some of...
No Work On Sunday
“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” // Matthew 12:8 “Mom,” my teenage son asked, “aren’t we supposed to rest and not work on Sunday?” I could...
Walk Into Freedom
So [Peter] followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real. // Acts 12:9 Chained, sandwiched between guards, locked in a cell guarded by more...
Keds, 1% Better, and the Pursuit of Holiness
As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, Be holy because I am holy. // 1 Peter 1:16...
What Are We To Do?
When they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other Apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” // Acts 2:37 “Oooh, that...
The Persistence of A Child
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. // Mark 3:7 There’s a joke among mothers that moms of toddlers...
When We Want To Give Up
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary [ . . . ] “But when the Son of Man comes, will...
Remember His Goodness
The Lord remembers his covenant forever. // Psalm 105:8 The Lord remembers. I do not (always) remember. During the pandemic, a friend and I committed to sharing one good thing,...
Am I Limiting God?
“God forbid, Lord!” [ . . . ] “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me!” // Matthew 16:22-23 My college roommate once wrote a paper about Jesus...
