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“Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in Thee; and in the shadow of thy wings, I will take refuge, until destruction […]

Last week, after 55 years of Bible reading, I came across this verse “for the first time.” David writes so poetically in what is subtitled as a “Shiggaion of David, which

” Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah 26:4 The Rock and the Wave. That’s the title of the book I somewhat jokingly began writing about my wife Heidi and me,

“Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? Declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 23:23 When I was growing up, we used to go to the park

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.” Col. 3:23 Years ago, I heard a story about three men, toiling on a project,

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord….” I Peter 3:15     At the end of a championship game in college or professional sports, to me the viewing is not

“What man among you If he has one hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is

The Old Testament teaches us repeatedly through both good and bad examples that those who “inquire of the Lord” prosper and those who do not have big trouble. Think of

“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.” 1 Peter 2:11 There are three absolute truths

“I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I to you, you will produce plenty of fruit. But separated from me you

If we are a chosen people, we are also chosen proclaimers: “But you are a chosen race,  a royal priesthood,  a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that

“Most of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 In Scripture we are reminded that God is love.