by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 18, 2020 | Flashlight
I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. My friends, I don’t feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead....
by Gerry Blumberg | Jul 4, 2020 | Flashlight
Everyone should give whatever they have decided in their heart. They shouldn’t give with hesitation or because of pressure. God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 (CEB) I’m not one of those who likes the stay-at-home orders we are living under. I know it...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 27, 2020 | Flashlight
The desert and dry land will become happy; the desert will be glad and will produce flowers. Like a flower, it will have many blooms. It will show its happiness, as if it were shouting with joy. Isaiah 35:1-2 (NCV) As the shelter-in-place continues, my spirit...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jun 3, 2020 | Flashlight
For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 (NLT) Words. Internet words. words on a Chiron. Words on social media. Words scribbled on businesses, walls, windows, monuments, signs. The TV images scream out words. Most are...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 13, 2020 | Flashlight
For my eyes are toward You, O God the Lord. In You I have a safe place. Do not leave me without help. Psalm 141:8 (NLV) A reporter interviewed an off-duty police officer about a rescue he had recently performed while on a hike with his family. Another hiker...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 12, 2020 | Flashlight
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. … You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. Psalm 18:33 and 36 (NLT) Some years ago, I fell and broke my elbow requiring surgery followed up by...
by Gerry Blumberg | May 1, 2020 | Flashlight
The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry. Deuteronomy 31:8 (NCV) I met Mark on the Internet sixteen years ago and during those first days of getting to know each other, we spent a...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 26, 2020 | Flashlight
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV) Originally...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 20, 2020 | Flashlight
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his scarf and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. I Kings 19:13a (TLB) We’ve been covering our faces for a long time. Remember the Lone Ranger? One of the good guys, he was known for his mask but it was...
by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 10, 2020 | 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 first child, a daughter, was born on January 10th, and I remember how long the days seemed after the...
