by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 22, 2007 | Flashlight
Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land the Lord your God gives you. Exodus 20:12 (Amplified Bible) Forty years of stuff! Sorting, keeping, throwing, and giving away all kinds of things from...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 11, 2007 | Flashlight
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see Heb. 11:1(NLT) An Old Testament story records that when God declared a drought on the land of Israel, He did not forget his prophet, Elijah. He sent...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 9, 2007 | Flashlight
I picked up the devotional Streams in the Desert, which seemed appropriate now that I live in the desert. It was first published in 1925 so that many of the daily readings have the old-fashioned words, phrases, and formats. It has taken me awhile to fully appreciate...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 6, 2007 | Flashlight
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 (NLT) When I get ready for a trip, I want to know the most direct...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 3, 2007 | Flashlight
The Fourth of July is special day in our home, rather on the order of Christmas. We decorate the house, bring out the patriotic dishes,and wear clothes that declare our love for our country, serve favorite and traditional food, and watch fireworks, declaring them the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 28, 2007 | Flashlight
I am about halfway through reading the Bible in one year. Daily, God weaves the story of His chosen people into the tapestry of the whole picture—whether it is in the Old Testament, New Testament, or the Psalms. I am sure He knows how forgetful I am because I often...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 25, 2007 | Flashlight
Advance planning does not work at our house, so I made a spur of the moment decision to attend the SheSpeaks Conference sponsored by Proverbs 31 Ministries this past weekend in Charlotte, NC. I am so glad that I did. Over four hundred women from all over the United...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 18, 2007 | Flashlight
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Nahum 1:7 (NLT) The Internet is an amazing piece of technology. I have tools that let me track the location in the world of people who read my blog recording hits from every continent...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 15, 2007 | Flashlight
Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 10, 2007 | Flashlight
Desert gardening is proving to be a challenge. I never claimed to have a green thumb but growing plants in California was a snap for two reasons: I was familiar with the kinds of plants that grow well and the weather was more temperate. We are close to celebrating one...
