With Jack Bailey
Scripture I was young and now I am old. ~Psalm 37:25, LSB Quote Age is mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it don’t matter. ~Mark Twain I can faintly remember being in grade school back in the 50’s and I can tell you as an honest fact that I never dreamed I would live…
Scripture For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. ~Psalm 30:5, NIV Quote God is present even when we doubt it or cannot perceive it: the reality of His presence is not altered by our unawareness. ~Gerald H. Wilson…
Scripture Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. ~Psalm 32:1, NIV Quote To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ~C. S. Lewis NASA is a common acronym for National Aeronautic Space Administration, but it is also a Hebrew word…
Scripture The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. ~Psalm 29:4, NLT Quote We have a tendency to emasculate our understanding of who Jesus is: He is not a good old boy, a buddy or a pal. He is God and He deserves our worship. ~Ya’akov First, the thought…
Scripture Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. ~Psalm 27:10, NLT Quote If you don’t find contentment in Jesus Christ, you will not find it anywhere else. ~Warren W. Wiersbe David’s parents did not forsake him but at the time he wrote Psalm 27, he was in doubt…
Scripture I trust in You; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. ~Psalm 25:2, NIV Quote Jesus endured what David feared. ~Ya’akov I think I was in the seventh grade when I was forced to read Nathanael Hawthorn’s THE SCARLET LETTER. Hester Prynne was a young woman…
Scripture You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. ~Psalm 23:5, NIV Quote To cultivate a heart that delights in the LORD Jesus is the first step toward the abundant life that is full and overflowing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The image of a Christian as a pilgrim is not new. Luke…
Scripture My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. ~Psalm 22:16, NLT Quote When humans give up their divine distinctive {being created in God’s image} they become like beasts rending and tearing at their prey. ~Gerald H. Wilson Psalm 22 is possibly the most astounding piece of…
Scripture “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you. ~Deuteronomy 15:15, NKJV Quote “Memorial Day is a reminder that freedom isn’t free—our grateful hearts honor all who served and sacrificed.” ~A. I. Chatbotta Those who know me know that I have great respect…
Scripture “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake him.” ~Ezra 8:22, NIV Quote Yahweh is not static, fixed or predictable. ~Gerald H. Wilson C.S. Lewis said often {Chronicles of Narnia} in reference to Aslan, “He is not a tamed lion.”…