Tweet        “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” Micah 5:2 (NKJV) Several months ago I should have written about the Annunciation, the [...]

Tweet   “in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB) photo credit: faith goble Blessings in my life have been abundant, absolutely no question about it. Tomorrow I will be with family to participate in a feast that will leave everyone too full to have [...]

Tweet     Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will [...]

Tweet   Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 1:8 (NIV) All week, as Father’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking of my dad.  He’s been gone since 1991, but I can still here his hearty laughter, and I miss his common sense approach to so many things.  [...]

Tweet     When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.”  From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. John 19:26, 27 (NIV 1984) This is a [...]

Tweet   The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. Proverbs 22:7 (NASB) Contemplating the magnitude of the national debt is too overwhelming for me.  So are the debts of many states, cities, counties, etc.  I cannot imagine how any of it will be resolved, and such a task will [...]

Tweet   “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy… For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 (KJV)   Christmas traditions… most of us have them.  For some of us, they [...]

Tweet   “Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy;        deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”       Psalm 82:3-4 (ESV)  Last June I wrote about a Christian pro-life organization in my home state of Minnesota.  I’m impressed with that one, [...]

Tweet   Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city,     the watchmen stand guard in vain.      Psalm 127:1 (NIV) How do we reconcile our faith — our commitment to give our whole lives to God — with our civic duty, our concern and involvement in politics [...]

Tweet   I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:12 (NIV) Growing up on a farm with a sizable [...]