Wholesome Books for the Whole Family
I read a funny story about a couple—we’ll call them Brad and Mary—who made a resolution to become fit but they could never find the time or the willpower to work out. After several inquiries from friends and family as to their new resolution and a few awkward answers, they finally came up with a …
Continue reading “When Less is More: Choosing a Simpler Lifestyle – Part 1: Determine Your Goals”
“Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.” — Virtues For Life I find it intriguing that “words” and “sword” contain the exact same letters. Words, much like swords, have the power to harm, wound, or even break a …
“Silence is the greatest gift we have.” – Mister Rogers Last Tuesday, I took my cellphone to the store where I’d originally bought it. Although I’d purchased it two years prior, the battery was no longer holding a full charge. The clerk quickly identified the source of the problem: an app was constantly running in …
Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him – Psalm 41:1 Thought for today: You can never outgive God. “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.” Proverbs 19:17 “Give, and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, …
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:1-2 (NLT) Mires are low areas …
Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Psalm 39:5 This earthly life is just a handbreadth in the face of eternity. One day, we will step into heaven where there is no pain, no sorrow, no suffering, and no more injustice. This is the hope we cling …
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. Psalm 38:9 You and I don’t have a God who is indifferent to our needs, who is too busy to care about those He created. We have a God who understands our longings, who hears our sighs, who cares about our daily …
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Psalm 37:7 (NLT) I sometimes wonder about God’s timing, His purpose, His plan. I ponder His ‘slowness’ to act. I consider those ‘unanswered’ prayers. I put unanswered in brackets because that’s how it appears to my human mind. Yet even …
You are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. Psalm 36:9 (NLT) On February 18, 1952, a brutal nor’easter hit off the coast of Cape Cod. The crew of the Pendleton T2 oil tanker was trapped aboard the ship when it split in half. Despite the massive storm, Boatswain’s Mate First Class Bernie …
Of David. 1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!2 Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help!3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers!Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life!Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against …