"You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail." --Proverbs 19:21 (NLT) When everything in our lives has been stripped away, we often look for a real sense of meaning. It seems as though the Coronavirus is a good example of something that has prompted a search for meaning. Now that we can’t [...]
"You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden." --Matthew 5:14 (NLT) If you're like me, you're getting tired of being stuck in quarantine, and you're ready to go out and start doing things again. A few weeks ago, I was dreading Easter Sunday. In-person church services were [...]
"Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." --Ephesians 2:9-10 (NLT) "Hello, students, and welcome to the [...]
"“I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed." --Malachi 3:6 (NLT) Right now we are in very challenging times, and practically everyone's routines have been totally shaken up, or completely come to a stop. These current events remind me of a time in [...]
"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do." --Joshua 1:7 (NLT) One of our favorite movies to watch around Christmastime is IT’s a Wonderful Life. [...]
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of [...]