Hitting Home

I need to make an adjustment in “routine” of sharing some reflections on scripture and updates on my recovery and health. After being an “every day” blogger of sorts, I will try to at least give a weekly report. Yesterday, Debbie and I attended the 50th-anniversary reception for my cousin Paulette George and her husband(…)

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The Search for Significance

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY.…   “I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.” Ecclesiastes  1:14 NLT Trying to “figure out” life is not a new undertaking. It seems through the ages people have found themselves on a journey to find meaning in life, significance in life, to answer(…)

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The Promise Fufilled

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…. “For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.” Acts 28:30,31 NLT With these words, the Book of Acts comes to a close. We(…)

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The God Who Supplies

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…. “How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! If this is how(…)

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Courage and Resolve

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…. “And now I am bound by the Spirit[f] to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.” Acts 20:22,23 NLT From the time of his conversion to his death, Paul the Apostle faced opposition and(…)

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The Unstoppable Gospel

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY….  “Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers.”  Acts 12:24 NLT This verse and ones like it are the key verses in the Book of Acts. In Acts 6, 12 and 19 you will read similar declarations. They all take place after some event that would(…)

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