by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 26, 2025 | Flashlight
I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future. Jeremiah 29:11 (NCV) I play Bunco once a month with a group of friends from church. One of the reasons I...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 21, 2025 | Flashlight
You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need. You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water, and you refresh my life. Psalm 23:1-3 (CEV) Psalm 23 has great meaning in my life. I repeated it over and over in the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 16, 2025 | Flashlight
Enjoy serving the Lord, and he will give you what you want. Depend on the Lord; trust him, and he will take care of you. Then your goodness will shine like the sun, and your fairness like the noonday sun. Psalm 37:4-6 (NCV) I was very ready for the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 11, 2024 | Flashlight
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 (Berean Standard Bible) It has been a year of quiet. Grief silences the typical noise of the day. The...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 31, 2024 | Flashlight
Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about. Jeremiah 33:3 (GNT) Rusty, our curious Havanese dog, was never so excited as when Mark would say to him, “You want to go on an adventure?” That...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 22, 2024 | Flashlight
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For the last six months, family, friends, doctors, nurses, neighbors, and acquaintances have...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 27, 2023 | Flashlight
It’s that time of year when I begin thinking and praying about my word for 2024. I found a blogger that has 200 words as options to choose from. As I glanced through the list, I found several that I have chosen in the past. You might wonder why I do this…...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 13, 2023 | Flashlight
I will say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety and protection. You are my God and I trust you.” Psalm 91:2 (NCV) I woke up not long ago dreaming that my cell phone, my credit cards, and my car had been stolen. In my dream, I am trying to figure out what to do...
by Gerry Blumberg | Sep 3, 2023 | Flashlight
Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the kingʼs friend. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the kingʼs army. I Chronicles 27:33-34 (NLT) Iʼve been reading through the Bible this year using a...
by Gerry Blumberg | Aug 10, 2023 | Flashlight
Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry. Human anger does not achieve God’s righteous purpose. James 1:19-20 (GNT) I had an interesting conversation with my neighbor this summer. Her son was...
