by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 9, 2011 | Flashlight
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 (NIV) Tori’s ninth birthday is today and the word is she just couldn’t go to sleep last night. The cat was on the bed, the cat wanted out, the cat scratched at the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 26, 2011 | Flashlight
Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 12, 2011 | Flashlight
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 25, 2011 | Flashlight
The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases. Proverbs 21:1 (NLT) A friend sent a link to a geography quiz of the Middle East and surrounding countries. It encompassed North Africa and all the “stans”...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 8, 2011 | Flashlight
The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.” Exodus 33:17 (NLT) I remember the hours I spent trying to choose a name for my first-born. We didn’t have the luxury of knowing whether it...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 28, 2011 | Flashlight
Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace. Proverbs 15:18 (The Message) I’m not sure if I would call myself calm, cool and collected–unless you count crisis mode when something from within takes over and I do what I have to do. But I...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 16, 2011 | Flashlight
And yet I show you a more excellent way…Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 12:31b and 13:8a Our church is located about a mile down the road from last week’s horrific tragedy in Tucson. As I drove by that corner last Thursday on the way to choir practice, the first time...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 9, 2011 | Flashlight
My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:15a “911. What is your emergency?” “I think my husband is having a stroke.” So began the latest adventure in our journey. It was not the first time that I’ve called for an ambulance for Mark. I’m...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 6, 2010 | Flashlight
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) There are certain people in your life where you can lay out all that’s...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 19, 2010 | 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...
