16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 CSB) When times seem bleak we must shine even more. My father grew up during the Great Depression. Those were desperately hard times. We now face … Read more

13 Sound thinking makes for gracious living, but liars walk a rough road. (Proverbs 13:15) We are assailed by ever form and manner of noise in our lives. I mean noise not only in the sense of sound but in the sense of every manner of idea, concept, marketing, you name it. It is a … Read more

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do not see what the Lord sees,[a] for humans see what is visible,[b] but the Lord sees the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 CSB) When we look at others or situations we see only … Read more

23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. 24 See if there is any offensive[a] way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalm 139:23-24 CSB) Few of us want our inner selves searched. To know our heart and minds would just be too vulnerable. And what would … Read more

1 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again. 2 For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful? (2 Corinthians 2:1-2 NIV) Do you have a good friend who you can always turn to when you … Read more