by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 25, 2007 | Flashlight
Those pesky children of Israel are at it again. In Joshua 24:24, The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone.” Yet, with the death of Moses and Joshua, that same nation of Israel reverted to their old ways of...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 20, 2007 | Flashlight
By your words I can see where I’m going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path. Psalm 119:105 (The Message) This has been a week of darkness and pain because of a deranged and sick person. Those close to the shooting are still reeling from its...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 17, 2007 | Flashlight
I have been mulling over how to write this blog for a couple of days,asking God for insight and then the tragedy at Virginia Tech strikes at the heart of our nation. The next chapter in the story of the Israelites takeover of the Promised Land begins after the death...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 14, 2007 | Flashlight
It was a beautiful day for a trip. Our vacation with the kids and threegrandgirlies 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 | Apr 3, 2007 | Flashlight
I added Books of Influence to my blog site with the hope that you might find a book that meets a need in your life. Each one of these has helped me over the years and as I was thinking about this book list, I remembered that one of the books that has been so...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 30, 2007 | Flashlight
Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy. Deuteronomy 5:33 (NLT) God gave these instructions to Moses as the children of Israel were preparing to...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 23, 2007 | Flashlight
But you have seen the Lord perform all these mighty deeds with your own eyes! Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter. If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 20, 2007 | Flashlight
Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. Colossians 3:16(The Message) Have you ever had the experience where someone is dancing on your last nerve? What did you do about it?...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 13, 2007 | Flashlight
“I have thought about killing him, but forgiving him? That was not even on my radar screen,” retorted a friend whose daughter is the recipient of regular physical abuse by her husband. Forgiveness can be complicated. It does not mean we excuse bad behavior...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 11, 2007 | Flashlight
Retreat, verb (intrans.) withdraw to a quiet or secluded place. I attended the Women’s Retreat sponsored by our church this week. It was truly a place of quiet, beauty, and blessing. The key verse for the week was, And you must love the Lord your God with all...
