Names

by | Oct 1, 2016 | Flashlight

But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you.     O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.     I have called you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 (NLT) I have one of those kinds of names that is not especially...

Light or Shadow

by | Sep 8, 2016 | Flashlight

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17 (NLT) A nine-year-old girl joined her mother and aunt for a week of camp at Forest Home...

Gleanings

by | Aug 24, 2016 | Flashlight

 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah. She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out and gave her what she had left over...

Thunder and Lightning

by | Aug 18, 2016 | Flashlight

When he speaks in the thunder,     the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.     He sends the lightning with the rain     and releases the wind from his storehouses. Jeremiah 51:16 (NLT)  When we moved to Arizona ten years ago, a family...

Know-it-all

by | Jul 24, 2016 | Flashlight

Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”  John 4:13-14 (NLT) Our church has the tradition...

Messy House

by | Jul 10, 2016 | Flashlight

So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You’ve had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God’s pure kindness. Then you’ll grow up mature and whole in God. 1 Peter 2:1-3 (MSG) My house is normally...

I can’t. I CAN.

by | Jun 28, 2016 | Flashlight

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (NLT) Most of the time I have a pretty good handle on the ups and downs that enter our lives. I’ve called the ambulance four times for Mark in the past 10 years. (Thankfully, not...

Windy day

by | May 27, 2016 | Flashlight

Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”  When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind...

A Lady

by | May 21, 2016 | Flashlight

Don’t depend on things like fancy hairdos or gold jewelry or expensive clothes to make you look beautiful.  Be beautiful in your heart by being gentle and quiet. This kind of beauty will last, and God considers it very special. 1 Peter 3:3-4 (CEV) I have five...

Finish Well

by | May 7, 2016 | Flashlight

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) As much as I like the beginning of a new season whether that is the season on the calendar, school, Bible Study, MOPS, or even the elections,...