He Loves Me

“He really loves you, you know.” I had bumped into a friend in the hallway at church after Bible study.  She is attending a seminar class in the evenings with my husband, and made this off-handed comment as we were swapping “Matt stories.” “He really loves you, you know.” It made me catch my breath. … Continue reading He Loves Me

My Father’s Opus

Today was my final Bible study session on the life of Paul.  Ephesians 2:8-10 was the text for the video session.  I heard  something I had never heard before – or perhaps had heard and forgotten. Eph. 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we… Continue reading My Father’s Opus

Confident

Today I finished up my study on the life of Paul.  What an amazing story.  For the first time, I really saw Paul for the human being he was.  I actually felt sad to come to the conclusion of his life’s story. I confess, I had fallen several days behind. But knowing that I had… Continue reading Confident

Speaking Truth

And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.  Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the… Continue reading Speaking Truth

Stand by Me

Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.” I love the words here: “The Lord stood by him.”  God “stood by” Paul both literally and figuratively.  Paul was in the midst… Continue reading Stand by Me

The Doorpost

Smee:  I’ve just had an apostrophe. Captain Hook:  I think you mean an epiphany. Smee:  [gestures his fingers to his head] Lightning has just struck my brain. Captain Hook:  Well, that must hurt. One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies, Hook.  But it does explain what happened to me this week… Continue reading The Doorpost

When Life Hands You Lemons…

You make lemonade, of course. But if you’re a true entrepeneur, capitalist, or overachiever, you then sell that sweet-tangy nectar at your very own lemonade stand! This summer, as part of our Brownie program for Girl Scouts, our troop was supposed to choose a project to make our community a better place.  Note the use… Continue reading When Life Hands You Lemons…