With Jack Bailey
Scripture By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept…We hung our harps upon the willows…those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, and those who plundered us requested mirth {joy and gladness}, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” ~Psalm 137:1-3, NKJV Quote Self is the…
Scripture Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1, NKJV Quote “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford As David talks about the pleasure of unity in worship, he uses two illustrations: one that we are…
Scripture In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ~Genesis 1:1, LSB Quote “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” ~Voddie Baucham In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Science is based on empirical data. Empirical…
Scripture Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. ~Psalm 132:2, LSB Quote I believe God created sports for a good reason, but don’t allow it to become your god. ~Luke Scott Time plus the providence and grace…
Scripture Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! ~Psalm 130:1, NKJV Quote An humble man is always at an advantage: no one can despise him more than he depises himself. ~Henry Scougal I try to preview my next days Psalm on the night before. The other night…
Scripture There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. ~Proverbs 12:18, LSB Quote Our words are worth only as much as our Character. ~David W. Wiersbe For me, one of the most disturbing verses in the Bible is Matthew 12:36, But I tell…
Scripture And after this, Job lived 140 years and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations. Then Job died, an old man and full of days. ~Job 42:16-17, LSB Quote “The joy of great-grandchildren is not just in their smiles, but in knowing your story helped write theirs.” ~ChatGPT An old friend and I…
Scripture They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted way of evil. ~Proverbs 2:14, NLT Quote “In the secular world, the only sin is to call sin a sin.” ~Adrian Rogers Our nation is divided but I don’t think this is anything new. The distinctive line that separates us is evil. Some…
Scripture If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us…the raging waters would have swept us away. ~Psalm 124:2,3,5 NIV Quote “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in…
Scripture Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. ~Psalm 133:3, NLT Quote Dew brings life to the plants which brings forth beauty and fruit. ~David Wood Wiersbe I think I was in my early teens when the soft drink Mountain Dew came out. I do…