The Burning Moon

Have you ever seen the moon setting in the west, on the horizon just before dawn, and it looks like it is reflecting the sun even though the sun is rising in the east?  It is breathtaking!  As it hangs just above the horizon, it looks like a ball of fire as...

Yet Still There is Hope

Bethlehem has long been a place torn by conflict and continued change of hands in government. Yet it is the place God chose for His Son to be born (read more at https://israelmyglory.org/article/o-jewish-town-of-bethlehem/).  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you...

The Thorns or the Rose?

I often wake up thinking about how I should look at the day ahead of me and how I want to look at the day ahead of me. For a believer, the should needs to win each day. However, the thorns we see in our path often take over our thoughts and dictate our actions....

Inspired by Hope

In 1 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul writes in his letter: “Timothy has just now come and brought us good news about your faith and love (work produced by faith, labor prompted by love, and endurance inspired by hope in the Lord Jesus Christ – 1 Thess. 1:3). And then he says,...

What’s in Front of You?

When I see a bumper sticker or symbol that points to Jesus, I wonder if it makes the driver think twice about how they respond to other drivers and traffic. I wonder if it would make me think twice. Maybe I should wear a shirt or necklace every day that says “Jesus”...

What’s in a Verse?

What’s in a verse? A verse in the Bible, a verse in a song, the verse of a card. What’s in a verse? Reading Psalm 116, I stopped on verse 15: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His faithful servants.”  Obviously, if we pull just that verse out by...