Musings

Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.…

Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow…

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. —Psalm 23:4 NIV Icy…

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” —Matthew 16:24 NIV Jesus did not make…

“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.” —Matthew 23:8 KJV When we lived in Kennebunk, Maine, we often went…

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  —Jeremiah…

“You shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess. You shall prepare roads for yourself, and…

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from…

“And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.” —Exodus 28:2 ESV (emphasis mine) It was a dark and gloomy day. Rainy and damp…

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;  he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. —Psalm 34:18 Where do you seek comfort when you find yourself in trouble? I’m not talking…

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it,…