Stay Alert!

However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!  Mark 13:32-33 (NLT) As a news junkie, the latest...

Protected

He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Psalm 91:4 (NLT) After living in Arizona for a few months, Mark commented that he had never seen so many birds that would rather walk than...

To Stand

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,     whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands,     from the east and from the west,     from the north and from the south. Psalm 107:2-3 (ESV) It’s the middle of Holy Week. I’ve been reading...

Dying is Even Better

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 (NIV) Google Kara Tippets and you will find a myriad of articles. I found her last October after reading her letter to Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill cancer patient in Oregon who wanted to end her...

Remembering

Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.     I have called you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 (NLT) See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Isaiah 49:16 (NLT) Tradition is important to me and my family knows that on your birthday to expect an...