by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 21, 2010 | Flashlight
Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today…The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14 (NIV) In our fast-paced world, “being still” has become an art form. Cable news...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 16, 2010 | Flashlight
The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth. Luke 3:5 (NLT) My friend, Jan, is a brand new grandmother of a baby girl. She has been hanging around in cold Colorado since...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 1, 2010 | Flashlight
And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!” Matthew 10:42 (HCSB) Nine days before our wedding, Mark suffered his second heart attack. I cancelled all of our...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 15, 2009 | Flashlight
Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God…they should teach others what is good. Titus 2:3 (NLT) I received my first email written by my almost-10-year-old granddaughter, Kate. She mentioned a few days ago that she needed to practice her typing...
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 3, 2009 | Flashlight
People cry out when they are oppressed.
They groan beneath the power of the mighty.
Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator,
the one who gives songs in the night?’ Job 35:9-10 (NLT) Over dinner the other night, a discussion with friends turned to sleep...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 24, 2009 | Flashlight
LORD, if You considered sins, Lord, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be revered. Psalm 130:3-4 (HCSB) A very disheartened and discouraged Peter slips away from his accusers after seeing Jesus. He knows that he disappointed his...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 20, 2009 | Flashlight
Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 14, 2009 | Flashlight
It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 31, 2009 | Flashlight
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 (New International Version) Some days it seems like my prayers barely get past the ceiling fan of my den. I realize that God can choose several...
by Gerry Blumberg | Oct 24, 2009 | Flashlight
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Psalm 71:1 (KJV) The lyrics and melody of Te Deum by Mark Hayes echo through my heart and mind today. It is a special choral work that we will sing tomorrow for Reformation Sunday. Not an easy...
