by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 26, 2008 | Flashlight
Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept. Mark 14:72 (NLT) My blog friend, Miss Sandy, from Quill Cottage reminded me...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 18, 2008 | Flashlight
So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. Matthew 14:29 (NLT) Do you ever really blow it? I mean doing something so bad that you fear that there is no way out? Do you get yourself in situations where you want to do it your way,...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 12, 2008 | Flashlight
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) Sometimes it is so much easier to just stick our heads in the sand. This year, the political...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 7, 2008 | Flashlight
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (NIV) After a month with a wounded wing, the doctor pronounced that I am in the top 10% for healing of folks that have had this type of surgery. He worries that...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 3, 2008 | Flashlight
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 (NIV) I sat with 1200 women as we listened in rapt attention to Liz Curtis Higgs share how God had taken her from a life that was certainly less than perfect to a vibrant, fulfilling life in...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 25, 2008 | Flashlight
God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect. Psalm 18:32 (NLT) My hand is so much better—I can even do my own hair. But I have no strength in it or the left hand, which has always been weaker. As a result, I cannot open bottles or jars, pry off lids (I...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 20, 2008 | Flashlight
Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you,...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 17, 2008 | Flashlight
It was a beautiful day for a trip. Our vacation with the kids and three grandgirlies had been wonderful and now we were all off to visit Granddad in Pasadena. We figured it would take about six hours to drive from the Bay Area to Southern California. As the hours...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 8, 2008 | Flashlight
My friend, Zoë Elmore, included in one of her devotions a poem that really struck a nerve with me. Her statement, “We grow spiritually only from and through the trials that arrive on our doorstep,” echoed my prayer this morning. There are still some...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 5, 2008 | Flashlight
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 (NLT) When I was in the fifth grade, I fell and broke my right arm. For six weeks I had to do all my schoolwork...
