Blooms
The desert and dry land will become happy; the desert will be glad and will produce flowers. Like a flower, it will have many blooms. It will show its happiness, as if it were shouting with joy. Isaiah 35:1-2 (NCV) As the shelter-in-place continues, my spirit...
Take a Breath
For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 (NLT) Words. Internet words. words on a Chiron. Words on social media. Words scribbled on businesses, walls, windows, monuments, signs. The TV images scream out words. Most are...
Look to Me
For my eyes are toward You, O God the Lord. In You I have a safe place. Do not leave me without help. Psalm 141:8 (NLV) A reporter interviewed an off-duty police officer about a rescue he had recently performed while on a hike with his family. Another hiker...
Don’t Fall
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. ... You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. Psalm 18:33 and 36 (NLT) Some years ago, I fell and broke my elbow requiring surgery followed up by physical...
God Knows
The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry. Deuteronomy 31:8 (NCV) I met Mark on the Internet sixteen years ago and during those first days of getting to know each other, we spent a...
A Happy Heart
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV) Originally posted 8/28/09 Some...