A Big Bundle of Joy

A Big Bundle of Joy

I returned recently from a visit with our daughter and our 17 month old grandson, Raphael. He’s our one and only and I think I’m in love! He is a little bundle of joy and energy and is our miracle story–since he was born 2 months early at 2 lbs. 12...

“Make It Easy on Yourself”

You may not remember a song from the 60’s titled, “Make It Easy on Yourself” but I thought of that song as I read some of Gary Thomas’s comments in his latest book The Beautiful Fight (which I highly recommend). After quoting 2 Peter 1:4 (we...

How to Beautify the Lord

We read in Scriptures a lot about glorifying God. My reading today of Isaiah 49:3 gives us a new angle on what that means: “And He saith to me, `My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.” (‘Young’s Literal Translation).In other...

Know Him

As I’ve been studying Isaiah for a while now, it’s been fun to see some recurring themes. One of them is when God says that He is going to act so that someone/a nation will know Him. I love the idea that everything God does is motivated with His desire for...