For the Weary

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,    the Creator of the ends of the earth.He does not faint or grow weary;    his understanding is unsearchable.29 He gives power to the faint,    and to him who has no might he increases strength.30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,    and young men shall fall exhausted; (Isaiah 40:28-30 ESV) … Read more

A Good Measure

38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 ESV) In the scraping and scrambling of life we can forget that often what we feel is less a byproduct … Read more

More Useful Than Words

5 Oh that you would keep silent,    and it would be your wisdom! (Job 13:5 ESV) Better to be silent and thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt. This quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln and is probably one of my favorite. Sometimes, actually quite often, silence is the best course of action. Remaining silent … Read more

A Trustworthy Saying

5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you … Read more

Companionship

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. (Romans 1:11-12 NIV) When the faithful come together there is an imparting of gifts to one another. This is not a physical … Read more