But those who wait on the LORD       Shall renew their strength;       They shall mount up with wings like eagles,       They shall run and not be weary,       They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) I have always struggled with my weaknesses.  We all have them.  Mine are personal and I try to [...]

    For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 (KJV) Every year, I watch an enormous number of Christmas movies.  I love them.  I have a lot of favorites.  A predominant theme among them is reconciliation between husband and wife, father [...]

    Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden,  and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew [...]

    ‘Preach the Word!  Be ready in season and out of season.  Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.’ II Timothy 4:2 (NKJV) My youngest son is now 24 years old.  When Justin was little, he loved movies more than anything else.  He would choose a favorite movie and watch it several times [...]

    For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. I Corinthians 3:9 (NASB) How important is it for us to take care of ourselves?  Should we do our best to keep our bodies and our minds as healthy as possible?  We’ve all heard our mothers tell us to eat our [...]

    Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice Psalm 96:11-12 (NKJV) I live in one of the most beautiful areas of the country.  [...]

    ‘Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.’  Isaiah 5:20   (NKJV) According to the Preacher, the writer of the Ecclesiastes, ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’  It’s true.  There is nothing new [...]

    Psalm 23 (NKJV) ‘The Lord is my shepherd.’  He is in control.  He is my leader.  He is my focus. ‘I shall not want.’  He will provide everything I need.  It may not be what I want, but it’s what I need. ‘He makes me to lie down in green pastures.’ He will give me [...]

  There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.  Romans 8:1 (NKJV)  This article was published this month in the Christian Chronicle.  It is a very personal plea to recovering Christian alcoholics and drug users to open up [...]

    Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this:  to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 (NASB)   Of all of the miracles that Jesus performed while He walked the earth, the one that moves me most [...]