PSALM 107:1-8 I have plenty of time to read bumper stickers on vehicles when driving on the road. Some are funny, some are clever, and still others are simply distasteful. However, a bumper sticker I recently saw gently challenged my heart about how I often engage life. “Too blessed to grumble,” the sticker plainly stated. … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 55:1-9 A church edifice was regrettably demolished as part of a beautification project. The doors of the empty church remained in place for several days after the windows were removed, even while bulldozers began knocking down walls. KEEP OUT! was written in giant, fluorescent-orange block letters on each set of doors around the church building. Unfortunately, … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 11:14 On a website, James Surowiecki’s “The Wisdom of Crowds” is described as follows: “In this book, James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant.” According to the book’s synopsis on the website, they are also, “Better at solving problems, fostering innovation, … [Read more…]
JOHN 7:37-39 I have been dehydrated several times before, and it is not something I want to experience again. It was accompanied by dizziness, disorientation, blurred vision, among other symptoms. I discovered the importance of water for my health the hard way. My dehydration experience has given me a new perspective on Jesus’ call in John 7:37. … [Read more…]
PSALM 103:1-14; 1 JOHN 4:10 “What is love?” Children had some excellent ideas. Noel, a seven year old, said, “Love is when you tell a person you like his shirt and he wears it every day.” Agnes, who is eight, replied, “Since my grandmother got arthritis, she can no longer bend over and paint her toenails, … [Read more…]
JAMES 4:6-17 When a general returned home triumphant from a battle, ancient Rome would stage a parade to greet him. The general’s troops would be included in the parade, as well as trophy captives who had been brought there as proof of victory. The masses would praise their hero’s victory as the parade passed through the city. … [Read more…]
2 KINGS 5:1-15 If you Google “influential people,” you will get a variety of lists of “the world’s most influential people.” Political leaders, business entrepreneurs, and athletes, as well as people from science, the arts, and entertainment, are included on these lists. The names of the cooks and cleaners who work for them are not listed. … [Read more…]
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 Jane was happy to be asked to sing at a church she was visiting, despite the fact that she was only asked a few minutes before the service began. She chose “To God Be the Glory,” a well-known hymn, because it was a tune that meant a lot to her. She practiced it … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 4:1-10 Kim Peek (1951-2009) was a savant (a person with exceptional memory) who knew all of Shakespeare’s plays by heart. During a performance of Twelfth Night, Peek observed that one of the actor’s lines had been skipped. Peek leapt to his feet and shouted, “Stop!” The actor apologised and said that he did not … [Read more…]
ROMANS 1:18-25 In 2010, three billboards in Denver and Colorado Springs were purchased by atheists to display messages that read, “God is an imaginary friend; choose reality, it will be better for all of us.” Clearly, the bold statement compares Christians to children who create a make-believe companion with their fantastic imaginations. Is God, on the other … [Read more…]
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