1 Samuel 16:6-13 I pulled an old favorite book from my shelf and recommended it to my daughter. She wasn’t interested. A few months later we visited a nice bookstore where she picked up a copy of the same book with great enthusiasm. The only difference was a new modern design on the cover. I […]

1 Samuel 16:1-5 When I ask my kids if they want to go somewhere with me, they have a hundred questions: Where are we going? How long will it take to get there? What are we going to do? Who is going to be there? What will we eat? My dog, however, will jump in […]

Jude 1:17-25 We have two dogs in our house. The oldest is 14 and the youngest is 6. Our older dog, Zoe, used to have a penchant for running off down the street to smell the neighbor’s roses. Once instead of following along and running down the street our younger dog, Porsche, stayed in the […]

3 John 1:1-8 To Tell the Truth is a popular game show in which a panel of judges has to determine whether or not the contestants are telling the truth or telling a lie. Truth seems to have become a moving target, easily re-definable in society today. In 3 John, the Elder writes to his […]

Proverbs 2:1-11 I love of all things cars. Growing up I helped my dad work on cars. We attended and participated in car events. I hope to pass this love of cars on to my children. This only happens through hands on training. Even with all of this experience there are still times that I […]

Psalm 119:113-120 I enjoy making things with my hands. Sometimes, I even think I’m pretty talented. I’ve made a natural edge, river runs through it, table out of an old tree which came off of some family property. Every time I look at it I’m quite amazed by my abilities. I have to be reminded […]

Psalm 119:105-112 My mom took me to the roller skating rink as a young child. She recounts the story of me falling and getting up, falling and getting up, falling and getting up. I was determined to learn how to roller skate that day. I’ve been told that I have a strong determination, which I […]

Psalm 119:97-104 My family went on a hiking trip in Glacier National Park. We did an overnight hike out to Cracker Lake, a beautiful blue body of water. The trail out there was less than delightful as we discovered it was also used by horses. At times we desired to walk off the path, take […]

Psalm 119:89-96 Enemies stink. They threaten us on every side, causing us to take our focus off the things that are most important. Yet the Psalmist reminds us of the eternalness of God’s word and faithfulness, just as Jesus does in Matthew 24:35. The Psalmist declares that even though the wicked are waiting to destroy […]

Hebrews 6:13-20 When I need to be reminded of God’s faithfulness to me, I look at Genesis 15. God promises Abraham something that God cannot possibly produce and then seals the promise by walking between the halves of a heifer, a goat, and a ram. The covenant of walking between the halved sacrifice meant that […]