by Gerry Blumberg | Sep 3, 2019 | Flashlight
I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) When I looked up the definition of influencer in Google, the first hit was:...
by Gerry Blumberg | Aug 11, 2019 | Flashlight
Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king’s friend. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king’s army.I Chronicles 27:33-34 (NLT) I’ve been reading though the Bible this year using a...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 28, 2019 | Flashlight
Don’t mistreat any foreigners who live in your land. Instead, treat them as well as you treat citizens and love them as much as you love yourself. Remember, you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.Leviticus 19:33-34 (CEV) I don’t...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 4, 2019 | Flashlight
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.1 Peter 3:8 (ESV) I have wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that requires monthly shots in both eyes. I’m sure you just closed and squinched up your eyes...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 12, 2019 | Flashlight
So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,he stayed where he was for the next two days.Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” John 11:5-7 (NLT) I had not given much thought to the fact that Jesus waited two days before he returned to the...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 12, 2019 | Flashlight
“Two are better off than one . . . If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (GNT) In a recent post, Rick Warren wrote, “Relationships...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 28, 2019 | Flashlight
He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction. Malachi 4:6 (NIV) Our church is starting a new sermon series entitled, “ALIENS: Helping...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 18, 2019 | Flashlight
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Isaiah 55:8 Sometimes it is better not to reinvent the wheel. It’s not always easy to trust God. When I see where...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 26, 2019 | Flashlight
My health fails; my spirits droop, yet God remains! He is the strength of my heart; he is mine forever! Psalm 73:26 (TLB) The last couple of months have been a challenge for me. I fell last October when I was visiting my grandgirlies. It was so dumb! I was walking...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 3, 2019 | Flashlight
“And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 NLT When we...
