Well Rested

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 (NIV)  Tori’s ninth birthday is today and the word is she just couldn’t go to sleep last night. The cat was on the bed, the cat wanted out, the cat scratched at the...

Giant Choir

Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. And they sang in a mighty chorus:    “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength...

Girl’s Week

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)...

The King’s Heart

The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases. Proverbs 21:1 (NLT)  A friend sent a link to a geography quiz of the Middle East and surrounding countries. It encompassed North Africa and all the “stans”...

What’s In A Name

The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.” Exodus 33:17 (NLT)  I remember the hours I spent trying to choose a name for my first-born. We didn’t have the luxury of knowing whether it...