December 17, 2025 “But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.” – Luke 2:19 I have to keep a notebook next to my bed. When the chaos of the day is over, the room is quiet, and my phone is off, the stillness causes...
December 10, 2025 “A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.” – Isaiah 40:3 I’ve been on a western movie kick with my son lately. We have been checking out a lot of my...
December 3, 2025 “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness.” – Isaiah 9:2 One of my children was telling me a story recently about a field trip they took to some of the caves here in...
November 26, 2025 “So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” – 2 Corinthians 12:10 There are two kinds of pain. One kind tells us, “Something is wrong!” and the other kind tells...
November 19, 2025 “A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but whoever listens to counsel is wise.” – Proverbs 12:15 When I first began doing pastoral counseling, I quickly learned that at least 90% of it is listening. If someone walks into my office and I believe I already...
November 12, 2025 “He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.” – Psalm 112:7 If you are riding in the car with someone and suddenly, they swerve to one side and then back to the middle, there are two reactions you could have. One is,...
November 5, 2025 “You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:32 I have gotten to the age where, when something needs changed or fixed on a computer or smart phone, I often hand it off...
October 29, 2025 “Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.” – 1 Peter 5:8-9...
October 22, 2025 “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.” – John 10:28 If you think about it, magicians are pretty incredible. They craft ways to make people’s minds lie to them. They perform things that we know to...
October 15, 2025 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” – Galatians 4:6 We have all seen failed marriages and successful marriages. Many things contribute to how a marriage succeeds or fails, but I think one of the biggest issues...
October 8, 2025 “Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?” – Matthew 6:26 I have always done maintenance on my own cars. I am a little OCD, and I do a...
October 1, 2025 “Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” – Hebrews 12:2 We live in a day and age...
September 24, 2025 “Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?” – Proverbs 27:4 Jealousy is dangerous. The very first murder in the Bible is committed because of jealousy. As we read through the rest of Scripture (and as I am sure many of us have experienced...
September 17, 2025 “We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way, through Jesus, God will...
September 10, 2025 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10 This past Saturday we held our 20th annual Family Fun Day and Car Show. It was our biggest and most well-attended event to date....
September 3, 2025 “How can I repay the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” – Psalm 116:12 Not all friendships are reciprocal. I had this conversation with one of my daughters the other night. In your life you will sometimes give a lot more than you get....
August 27, 2025 “For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” – Romans 1:18 As a little experiment today, I typed into the search bar on my web browser, “Verses about God’s…” and let it make some suggestions...
August 20, 2025 “There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 One of my favorite things about this time of year where I live is that the farm markets begin to roast our famous Pueblo chilies. It is hard to explain if...
August 13, 2025 “Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19 Yesterday I was sitting in my office reading while a company was steam cleaning our carpets at...
August 6, 2025 “A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.” – Proverbs 15:18 One of the things that saddens me the most about our current political climate is the complete breakdown of productive dialogue. If two people disagree, it seems the immediate reaction is anger....
July 30, 2025 “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:5 Last Friday my wife and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. Our marriage is richer and deeper...
July 23, 2025 “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.” – 1 John 1:5 Sometimes I have difficulty telling people the really hard truths. I don’t like to say the things people don’t want...
July 16, 2025 “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6-7 I need to listen to my own prayers for...
July 8, 2025 “We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” – Luke 23:41-42 In the last several days I have had the privilege...
July 2, 2025 “You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” – 2 Timothy 2:1-2 This past Sunday we had our...
June 25, 2025 “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.” – Colossians 3:23-24 Today we are right in the middle of our...
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9 There are certain characteristics of God that humans can...
June 11, 2025 “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales?” – Isaiah...
June 4, 2025 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.” – 1 Peter 5:6-7 Most of us probably get humility wrong. We either think of ourselves much...
May 28, 2025 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 Hope is what makes life worth living. When someone loses their will to live,...
