by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 14, 2023 | Flashlight
So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah (about 30 pounds.) 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...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 31, 2022 | Flashlight
Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. Romans 12:2 (NCV) 2022 is almost over. This has been a rough...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 18, 2022 | Flashlight
They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. Isaiah 35:10 (NIV) Isaiah 35:10 (NIV) Some years ago I heard an interview on Good Morning America about telling...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 19, 2022 | Flashlight
Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this. I Thessalonians 5:18 (GW) A previous pastor often noted in his Thanksgiving sermon that he was thankful for his bed, his car, his dog, good food, and clothes to wear — so many...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 27, 2022 | Flashlight
Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace. 1 Peter 4:10 (NCV) I visited my grandgirlies a couple of weeks ago. Normally, one of Mark’s kids will come and stay with him when I travel but this...
by Gerry Blumberg | Sep 26, 2022 | Flashlight
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. 2 Samuel 22: 34, 37 (NLT) I fell and broke my elbow about 20 years ago requiring surgery followed up by physical...
by Gerry Blumberg | Aug 25, 2022 | Flashlight
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 (NLT) Sometimes the problem appears so complicated that a solution seems impossible to find. It weighs you down...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 28, 2022 | 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...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 9, 2022 | Flashlight
We have freedom now, because Christ made us free. So stand strong. Do not change and go back into the slavery of the law. Galatians 5:1 (NCV) Learning to dance is so unnatural at first, particularly for someone like me who never danced. And, because I had always...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 8, 2022 | Flashlight
And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his gift of undeserved grace. Galatians 5:4 (CEV) I have been reading a blog by Pete Briscoe that has challenged me to consider the value of dancing over marching in the...
