Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 (NASB) Important announcement below.  Please read to the end of this post. We will all face very difficult valley decisions at some point in our lives.  Perhaps you are at that place now.  When trials seem [...]

  And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 (NIV) Years ago I worked in an elementary school that employed a lot of people. There were those who everyone loved and there were others who many just tolerated. Tolerance often came up short and that is sad.  [...]

     Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Put away every form of hatred. Ephesians 4:31 (NIV) Last Wednesday, Pastor Christopher B. Wolf shared on facebook that he would be discussing the issue of forgiveness and letting go on his radio program, Walk with Me, that night. He [...]

    And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Luke 2:26 (NASB) Graphic courtesy of Heartlight, Inc. Have you ever paid attention to the part of the Christmas story in Luke 2, where we read about a believer’s [...]

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV) Christmas lights, songs and movies are in full display. Gift lists are being checked twice, and shopping is full speed ahead. Church choirs are less [...]

    “But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”  I Peter 3:4 (KJV) You may already have your Christmas tree up and are enjoying its splendor and [...]

    … And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. I Kings 19: 12 (NLT)   In I Kings 19, the pagan queen, Jezebel, threatens to have Elijah killed after God led the prophet to victory in defeating the pagan prophets and worshippers of Baal. Elijah was expecting a celebration, but [...]

    “For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.” Job 28: 24 (NASB) When I read the story of Abraham and Sarah in their quest to have a child, I find myself feeling sorry for Hagar. She was an Egyptian maidservant with few choices and no support.  [...]

    “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 (NIV)   Last week I received such a special blessing when I listened to Rev. Christopher B. Wolf, pastor of First Reformed Church of Saddle Brook, N.J. and a writer who shares his Living [...]

    The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. Psalm 103:8 (NASB)   We all have days when we feel unappreciated and unloved. The sun isn’t shining and something is amiss in our souls. The devil beckons us to play the re-runs of failures and tempts us to relive [...]