April 29, 2026 “Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard with God and people.” – Proverbs 3:3-4 What would you think of a man who is loyal to his...
April 22, 2026 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say, ‘I saved myself.’” – Judges 7:2 No one likes to be weak. No one likes to be sick....
April 15, 2026 “My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.” – Isaiah 66:2 One of the great things...
April 1, 2026 “But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.” – Isaiah 53:5 This Sunday is Easter Sunday. There is probably nothing more joyous than reflecting on the incredible victory...
March 25, 2026 “But (Peter) kept insisting, ‘If I have to die with you, I will never deny you.’… Then (Jesus) came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, ‘Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake one hour? Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter...
March 18, 2026 “Therefore, I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.” – Isaiah 53:12 We have...
March 11, 2026 “But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.’” – Mark 8:33 Many years ago, I broke both of my shoulders at the...
March 4, 2026 “We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.” – 1 John 3:14 A big part of growing in marriage and running a household together is understanding what is important...
February 25, 2026 “Then the Lord spoke to Moses: ‘Tell the Israelites: When someone sins unintentionally against any of the Lord’s commands and does anything prohibited by them…’” – Leviticus 4:1-2 I heard the funniest story the other day. A worship leader friend of mine said he had a dream...
February 18, 2026 “They said to Moses, ‘Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Isn’t this what we told you in Egypt: Leave us...
February 11, 2026 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you must camp in front of Baal-zephon, facing it by the sea. Pharaoh will say of the Israelites: They are wandering around the land in confusion; the wilderness has...
February 4, 2026 “When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, ‘The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.’ So he led the...
January 28, 2026 “Don’t stifle the Spirit. Don’t despise prophecies, but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 If you read the story carefully in Genesis 3, you realize Eve was not tempted by the existence of...
January 21, 2026 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to...
January 14, 2026 “For this is what the Lord God says: See, I myself will search for my flock and look for them.” – Ezekiel 34:11 Have you ever been at a park and seen how beautiful it is when children play? They run, laugh, climb, and jump, without a care...
December 31, 2025 “The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Think carefully about your ways.’” – Haggai 1:7 The word “remember” appears well over 200 times in the Bible. Beyond that, there are numerous verses where we are encouraged, or even commanded, to think about what we have done or what we...
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...
