God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NASB)   Remember playing hide and seek when we were kids? I used to get a lot of games in with my children Madelyn and Brian. As I softly crept through the hallway, the tension mounted for both the [...]

    ‘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 [...]

    Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your [...]

    If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there;  if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath. Psalm 34:18 (The Message)   The headline last week read, “Lower Manhattan Thriving After 9/11, Study Says,” and the story talked about how it’s “back and better than ever” pointing to [...]