Don’t you love those cell phone commercials that show different scenarios of “dropped calls?” The person talking on one end continues a conversation, but there isn’t anyone else on the other end listening. Do you ever feel like no one is listening to you? Your husband, your kids, family members,…
Read moreOne day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the…
Read moreIf you were ever going to make a promise to me about anything and my siblings were near, they’d probably whisper to you, “Don’t make Bernie a promise unless you’re pretty sure you’re gonna keep it because she’ll hold you to it.” And unless there’s a VERY good reason I…
Read moreYet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! (Isaiah 30:18 NIV) I wonder if there is a support group somewhere for well-intentioned, God-seeking impatient people. I’m sure you…
Read moreFaith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see. Martin Luther If all goes as planned, by the time this devotion posts my family and I will be on our yearly vacation at Walt Disney World. Just a few months ago we were not sure…
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