03/30/2023

 I thought simple and straightforward would be good for today.

Psalm 118:14  (NIV)

14 The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.

03/29/2023

 James 5:20  (NIV)

20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

03/22/2023

 Psalm 27:4  (NIV)

4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple

03/20/2023

 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV)

03/14/2023

Numbers 6:24-26  (NIV)

24 “The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” 

03/12/2023

 

Psalm 107:1-3, 8-9 (NKJV)

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south. . . .

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

sharing

There is a small local church I drive by at least once a day.  It has a roadside sign out front.  The pastor posts some great wit and wisdom things.  This one was posted Saturday morning.  

 Follow Jesus' teaching and you will learn to be a better person, not a bitter person. 

03/11/2023

 

John 1:16 NIV

16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.

03/08/2023

 Daniel 10:12 (NIV)

12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

Tik Tok

 I watch TikTok a lot late at night when I am fighting my insomnia.  Most of the stuff is just mindless stuff.  Some are great humor, but now and then there is a post that digs right into my soul.  I heard a young, as in high school age I believe, poet put a new twist on an old poem.  

She took sticks and stones and made it about bullying and the hurt of words.   I am going to condense it to the two most important lines with a slight paraphrase.  Not because her words are not good, but because they are fantastic, eloquent, and poignant. 

Sticks and Stone will break my bone but words will break my confidence .... But words are like tattoos engraved permanently on my soul, my very being.

This goes to the very heart of who we really are when we interact with those we speak to.  Words can bully quicker, and be more damaging than most physical assaults.   

I heard this one

 I heard this today and thought wow so on point.

"It takes 6 to 8 pallbearers to lift us up and carry us to our final resting place. Imagine how much better life would be if each of us while alive had 6 to 8 people that would lift us up and be there in our life journey instead of at the end of it.