Happy New Year! On Jan. 1st, I updated my facebook status to read: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” Is. 43:18-19 Seemed like the perfect verse to usher in…
Read moreHaving been raised on the stories of the Old Testament it’s easy to gloss over them, missing the great truths tucked inside, or, worse yet, to read with a rather judgmental attitude and tsk-tsk at the foolish mistakes “those people” made way back then. A wise teacher once encouraged me…
Read moreIsa 48:17 17 This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. NIV Our church makes it a…
Read moreAble: having sufficient power, intelligence, competence, skill to accomplish action Impossible: incapable of being done, attained, fulfilled or occurring This picture was taken in Italy. There is something about it that fascinates me. Where has the person come from who traveled on this road? Where is that person going?…
Read moreThe steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24 ESV) We are always getting excited when a new year…
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