May 2014

“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.” (Proverbs 15:13 NKJ) Spring and Summer produces what Fall and Winter takes away, and I love the freshness that Spring brings. I am motivated by the expectation of Summer days “just around the corner.” My expectation is stirred

“I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.” (Psalm 37:25 NKJ) It’s the same old, repeated story. Time waits for no one. It continues unhindered on its path. Time marches on taking eyesight, hearing, taste and smell with it. And don’t forget,

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7 NKJ) While serving with the USMC in Viet Nam, I failed to reply to

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he

“For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech — unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away.” (2Corinthians

“Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death.” (1Chronicles 22:5 KJV) King David’s considerations for building the Lord’s house

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all

“For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” (Psalm 96:5-6 NKJ) When I stop to consider current social trends, I conclude that “society” (the imaginary they) has a category of “unfortunate” for every one who

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh — who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands — that at that time you were

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” (Psalm 119:114 NKJ) In our family, as in many other Christian families, the Bible has always been the authority for everyday living. It reveals God and his story. It gives great promises. It teaches truth. It provides hope. It offers a shield