Musings

Please Be Good

Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! —Deuteronomy 5:29…

The Problem with Expectations

  But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy…

The Day Shaundra Spoke Up

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs…

How Long, Lord?

We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. —Psalm 74:9 NIV Sometimes life is hard. Well, actually,…

July—The Month of Selah Rest

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. —Matthew 11:28 NKJV Every year, Sweet Selah Ministries does something rather radical in…

But What Should I Do?

He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your…

Disillusioned

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to…

Feeling Guilty … When You Are

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify…

Feeling Guilty … When You Aren’t

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1 NLT I read the email with a rising dread and despair within. Yet another friend with…

What’s Your Cornerstone?

“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon…

True Love Sacrifices

Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia near Washington DC United States This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to…

Second Chances

Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!”…