by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 17, 2019 | Flashlight
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalm 91:2 (NLT) A friend plopped down beside me at choir rehearsal and asked, “What do you do when you don’t know what to do?” Then she stopped...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 20, 2019 | Flashlight
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 1, 2019 | Flashlight
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.Matthew 21:22 (NLT) What do you say when someone asks you to pray for them? I was challenged that if I say I will pray, then I better do it. It’s easy to say you will, walk away, and forget...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 30, 2018 | Flashlight
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 (NLT) *My granddaughter, Kate, always asks me what my word is and then creates something for Christmas. This is her...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 4, 2018 | Flashlight
For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 (NLT) Images of candidates crisscrossing this nation fill the television screen and social media. I am thankful to be an American citizen with all of its rights and...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 22, 2018 | Flashlight
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:16 (NLT) We have been studying Lisa Harper’s recently released Bible study, Job: A Story of Unlike Joy, in our...
by Gerry Blumberg | Aug 29, 2018 | Flashlight
But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” My future is in your hands. Psalm 31:14-15 (NLT) The last two months have been at times challenging, exhausting, enlightening, discouraging, and now transforming. Moving is never easy but this particular...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 22, 2018 | Flashlight
Life’s body blows hit when we least expect it. The reasons don’t even matter yet the sting is searing, our breath is labored, and we wonder if we can go on. Where is God in all of this? Why now and why me? Why my family? I found this poem in Streams in the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 14, 2018 | Flashlight
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone: my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5 (NIV) What’s your greatest fear? My counselor must have asked me that dozens of times during the course of my time with her. Depending on the circumstances, some days it was finances, others...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 28, 2018 | Flashlight
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:6 (NLT) Years ago, when the littles were little, I chuckled to myself when I would hear my daughter tell one of the grandgirlies that she needed an “attitude adjustment.” I...
