by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 27, 2015 | Flashlight
How strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 19, 2015 | 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) I love sitting in my screened...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 3, 2015 | Flashlight
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) As a conservative, evangelical,...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 26, 2015 | Flashlight
I was very active in the political arena in California for 25 years before I moved to Arizona nine years ago. I can remember one other day when I felt as low as I feel today and it was the day Bill Clinton beat George HW Bush. I had worked hard on that election and...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 20, 2015 | Flashlight
Talking things over, they went on into the house, where Cornelius introduced Peter to everyone who had come. Peter addressed them, “You know, I’m sure that this is highly irregular. Jews just don’t do this—visit and relax with people of another race. But God...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 9, 2015 | 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) While putting my music in order before choir rehearsal, a friend plopped down beside me and asked, “What do you do when you...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 4, 2015 | Flashlight
Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away....
by Gerry Blumberg | May 9, 2015 | Flashlight
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. Galatians 6:4 (NLT) I relate to many young moms through MOPS and we recently discussed the topic of comparisons...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 4, 2015 | Flashlight
See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you. Luke 11:35-36 (NIV) It was a lovely day and I headed out with a...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 2, 2015 | Flashlight
“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. Therefore, they must eat...
