A Reading Plan for the Letters of Paul One of the best things I did last year was read and study ONE book of the Bible. I choose Philippians in the New Testament. I wish I could say I chose it for spiritual reasons. Nope. Just decided it was one of the shorter books of the Bible. Ok, I did choose it to because Philippians has my “life verse” in it: “Be anxious for nothing….” Philippians 4:6 I was reading…
40 of the Best Verses to Memorize Although 2020 isn’t continuing like I had planned. And let’s be honest. Maybe nothing you had planned is playing out as you might have foreseen. Life is like that, isn’t it? The constant change, cancelling, the unknown, the fear, and the hype isn’t new. When have we, as humans, had a worry-free life? It just seems with the news we all are worried about the same thing now. We gather together now and…
How to Know God Through the Psalms Do you know him? Who, I asked? President Bush, she replied. I giggled. We were on a mission’s trip to another country. A native asked me if I knew our president. She figured since I was an American I knew him. To her disappointment, I didn’t know the president the way she was implying. Our pastor was talking a few weeks ago about knowing God. Not just the head knowledge, but the heart…
The Kindness of God Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy – (covenant keeping love) be upon us, just as we hope in You. Psalm 33:20-22 (emphasis mine) Rejoice by waiting, trusting, and hoping. So how do we see the kindness of God? Wait on God to move. Trust His timing. Hope is the assurance that He…