READ: Luke 11: 9-13 It is early morning, the day before the wedding. The bride sends Virginia and me upstairs with the instructions, “Don’t come downstairs!” When we are called, she gives each of us two small slips of paper. She explains the rules: “No helping each other. You each have to follow your separate […]
READ: Isaiah 40:31 A car that has run out of gas has exhausted its power, and until a new supply of gas is put in the tank, that car is dead and lifeless. Human beings run out of gas, too. We get physically tired and we get worn down. We get mentally and emotionally exhausted. […]
READ: Proverbs 4:10-19 San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Jeremy Affeldt—a self-identified Christian— recently made news by returning $500,000 to the organization when he noticed there was a clerical error in his multi-million dollar contract that was causing him to be overpaid by 5%. Although lawyers advised him he could legally keep it, Affeldt said. “I won’t […]
READ: Colossians 3:23-24 Stan Bronson, Jr. is an icon of baseball. But he is not a pitcher, a catcher, an infielder or outfielder. He is not even an owner or manager. Stan is a bat boy—a bat boy who just completed his 55th season! The 84-year-old man, beloved by fans and staff at the University […]
READ: Hosea 2:15 I love the word of God in Hosea 2:15, “I will return her vineyards to her and transform the valley of trouble into a gateway of hope.” (NLT) Everyone reading these words occasionally finds himself in the valley of trouble. You may be in that valley at this very moment. You may […]