He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not…
A Time to Paint and a Time to Pause
He has made everything beautiful in its time. —Ecclesiastes 3:11a NIV “It’s time to paint the house.” The truth hit me hard. It’s time to start the long process that…
New Beginnings
Today’s Musing is from Judy Wilson. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness…
Preparing the Way
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare…
Lord, Have Mercy
And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”…
Resting While Busy
Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and…
Take Heart in a World of Trouble
Today’s Musing is from Jayna Venturini. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!…
The Thing About Donkeys
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. —Mark 11:7 NKJV Growing up on a farm instilled in me a…
What Does It Mean?
“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach…
Behaving Myself When Interrupted
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”…
When You Don’t Know What to Do: Things That Are Always True
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that…
Crucified with Christ
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live…
