“It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end”

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 NIV

hen the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial un

“A man can only receive what is given to him from heaven” (John 3:27 NIV). John the Baptizer knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he...

Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are...

Does anyone else forget why they’ve come into a room? I should hear a resounding “Me!” from all my menopausal women friends.

The leaders of the future will be those who dare to claim their irrelevance in a contemporary world…—Henri Nouwen.

“Heck yeah, I will! I’ve waited a long time for this moment,” exclaimed the joy-filled groom when I announced he could kiss

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She...

At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen. Isaiah 60:22 NLT How do you like being told no ? If you’re like me, you enjoy it....

As a fledgling writer, the first thing I was taught was not about the craft of writing, but the importance of building the dreaded...

“But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me” (Micah 7:7 ESV). Hot and...

Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."...

“Aslan is a lion–the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he–quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous...

But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded. 2 Chronicles 15:7 (NIV) Did this winter seem to be more...

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” John 21:12a (NIV) Have you ever said something so ridiculously dumb you regretted it...

For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 NIV “Papa!...

Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces...

And Sarah declared, ‘”God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. ” Genesis 21:6 (NIV) “Ooohh, the joys of...

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your...

“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”...