People of Encouragement

[Barnabas] encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.  Acts 11:23 “Sheer encouragement.” That was the phrase J. R. R. […]

Faith In Our Lord

“The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are […]

Good Reputation for Christ

Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:16 During his college days […]

A Grateful Response

[Daniel] prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.  Daniel 6:10 Raw fish and rainwater. An Australian sailor named Timothy survived on […]

Happy Thanksgiving

Two slices of toast, a handful of jellybeans, some pretzels … not quite what comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving dinner? It’s not […]

Partnership with God

You give them something to eat.  Mark 6:37 When my friend and her husband struggled to conceive, doctors recommended she have a medical procedure done. […]

Character Change

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness.  2 Peter 1:5 Family gathered around the bed of Dominique Bouhours, a seventeenth-century grammarian who was […]

Making Wise Choices

Your word is a lamp for my feet.  Psalm 119:105 Sell my late mother’s house? That decision burdened my heart after my beloved, widowed mother […]

Speak to the People About Jesus

Please let me speak to the people.  Acts 21:39 Paul had gone to the temple for the Jewish purification ceremony (Acts 21:26). But some agitators […]