"When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death". Matthew 27:1...

Yesterday morning I came across an index card where I had written portions of this Psalm, apparently to condense it down to a type of...

I started this morning later than I usually do. I slept in. There has been quite a bit going on. First, an answered prayer happened four...

I am really being tested right now. In areas of trust. In areas of faith. In areas of courage. Have you ever been in a time such as that?...

It's been a hectic few weeks. When I would want to just continue in my routine everyday, the issues and demands of life have prevented me...

Today in the news I read that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, are beginning...

Ah, the thunder of many peoples; they thunder like the thundering of the sea! Ah, the roar of nations; they roar like the roaring of...

It's the last day of January 2025 and we made it. An election is behind us, long running areas of prayer issues are still with us, and...

Many of us have heard the story of Gideon. It can be found in the Old Testament in the book of Judges, Chapters 6 - 8. It's a popular...

Judas Iscariot. What is up with that guy?

there is a God, the one and only God, who is always available for a searching heart

Grateful Hearts in 2025

And he said to them, Why are you afraid, O you of little faith? - Matthew 8:26 The passage of scripture recounting Jesus calming the...

We have all heard the phrase "looking for a needle in a haystack". Right now I am looking for that preverbal needle in trying to figure...

Give us this day our daily bread

I can't seem to get out of Matthew 6. Every sentence carries a weight and importance that I feel bound to not skim over. I am in Matthew...

I like Garrison Keillor. That might be a surprising statement coming from a conservative but I have had many a time in the past chuckling...

It's Thanksgiving Day and I am just now taking a break from the morning flurry of activity to come visit with the Holy Spirit. In my...

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a...

Christian slogans come and go. The creation of them seem to be primarily driven by the culture from which they sprang. For example the...