“Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.” Although these words were originally spoken and directed to God’s chosen people, the Israelites, in Nehemiah 8:10, they were included in God’s written word for a reason – for His chosen people today...
Sometimes I wonder what the world of childhood imagination was like when Disney’s Aladdin first came out. How many kids went rushing around the house rubbing everything remotely lamp-shaped, hoping to find the blue genie inside? For a child watching Aladdin...
One of my habits is to get up early in the morning, usually while it is still slightly dark outside and the rest of the family is enjoying their final hour or so of sleep. With a fresh cup of coffee in hand, I spend some quiet time in prayer and some reading in God’s...
God wants us to have joy in this life, but many people allow the problems of life to block the joy they would love to experience. We each need to understand—really “get”—that the Bible says we will have hardships and suffering in life.[1] Between the evil the Devil...
This morning I read the parable of the “Workers in the Vineyard” (Matt 20). What struck me today was the sense of entitlement the workers had. It’s a parable about a man who hires workers throughout the day and then pays them all the same wage, despite the fact that...