by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 9, 2017 | Flashlight
Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. Proverbs 16:24 (NLT) Recently, I stopped by the Starbucks counter on the way to my seat in the boarding area. As I gave the cashier my order, I thought she might have assumed I was a corporate...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 19, 2017 | Flashlight
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 22, 2017 | Flashlight
Compete in the good fight of faith. Grab hold of eternal life—you were called to it, and you made a good confession of it in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 (CEB) Forty-four years ago, the famous court decision, Roe vs. Wade, was passed. Twelve days...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 4, 2017 | Flashlight
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 (NLT) Have you gotten used to writing 2017 yet? I love a new year — new wall calendars, new devotionals, new Bible studies, new semester....
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 16, 2016 | Flashlight
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) The Christmas check list seems unending. From...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 6, 2016 | Flashlight
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 18, 2016 | Flashlight
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV) My screensaver has this verse sprawled across the top with falling leaves blurred in the background. It is the season of Thanksgiving with the holiday less than a...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 6, 2016 | Flashlight
So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (MSG) A dear friend committed suicide a few days ago. It was...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 27, 2016 | Flashlight
I Samuel 8:1-22 (GSB paraphrase) As Samuel grew old and entered his senior years, he appointed his children to be officials over the cities and towns. But his children weren’t as upright and circumspect as their father and accepted bribes and perverted justice,...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 19, 2016 | Flashlight
How happy is the man who has put his trust in the LORD and has not turned to the proud or to those who run after lies! Psalm 40:4 (HCSB) The TV and radio are off. I watched a little this morning but I decided I didn’t need the tension created by the...
