Musings

People Are Funny, Honey

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. –Psalm 34:18 NIV For many years, I was my father-in-law’s caregiver. Toward the end of…

Living Love: Love Is Kind

February Series: Living Love Musing 4 of 4 – Love Is Kind   But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of…

Living Love: Unfailing Love

February Series: Living Love Musing 3 of 4 – Unfailing Love   “Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease;…

Living Love: God Is Love

February Series: Living Love Musing 2 of 4 – God Is Love   … God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. —1 John…

Living Love: Love Is Patient

February Series: Living Love Musing 1 of 4 – Love Is Patient   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not…

New Every Morning

Today’s Musing is from Margaret Fowler. New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.…

The God Who Is Always with Us

… “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:20b NLT The older I get, the less sure I am…

Let the Days Count

So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12 A mid-1800s writing desk, gifted to me from my Ralph’s grandma, sits in…

The Promise

… God took an oath in his own name, saying: “I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.” Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received…

Redefining Success

Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins? No, O people, the LORD…

In It for the Long Haul

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. —Galatians 6:9 NKJV Like many, my marriage did…

Lift Up Your Eyes!

I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 NKJV When visiting…