“They shall beat their swords into plowshares…; neither shall they learn war anymore.” Isaiah 2:4. The prophet Isaiah predicted a future day of Christ’s reign of peace on this earth. Christmastime serves as a reminder that the Prince of Peace is coming back and will ultimately bring a time of global calm and compassion. As we celebrate the first […]
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You.” Isaiah 26:3. When our plans fall apart and there is no remedy, how do we deal with frustration and delay? Our Bible verse today is an anchor for our souls in every storm of life. Whether we’re facing an annoying inconvenience or a […]
“He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” Psalm 107:9. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that “empty” feeling. It is an emptiness that friendship, love, sex, money, power, popularity, or success can never fill – a longing for something indefinable, something precious but lost, that elusive “something more”. […]
“My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.” John 10:10 PLEASE NOTE: This article was originally published after the Hawaii missile threat in February 2018. Here again, in 2020 we are facing our mortality as we are once again threatened, this time by the pandemic. How you respond will be largely determined by […]
“He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!’” Matthew 8:26. What do we do when we are stuck in a troubling situation with nowhere to run? Maybe, like the disciples who were stuck in a life-threatening storm, we run to Jesus. Sometimes, however, we may try to bail ourselves […]