Monthly Archives: April 2023

This week Monday was my 46th birthday. Birthdays are a great time to reflect on all the ways that God has blessed. Psalm 119:1-16 is a great Psalm to start to the week. Had you ever thought before about what is … Continue reading →

Psalm 147:1 “Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!” One of my favorite fairy tales (or faerie tales if you want to seem olde timey) is the Princes and the … Continue reading →

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” I love to joke around with little kids by asking them ridiculous questions and listen to their responses. Sometimes when a little one is shy, I’ll respond with shock … Continue reading →

My wife loves shopping at Ikea. For reasons I’ve yet to fully comprehend, I do not. The Ikea store is laid out like a series of showrooms with fully appointed bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and offices laid out in perfect fashion. … Continue reading →

You have probably heard the phrase that hindsight is 20/20. Things are always clearer when we are can look back with perspective. When we are in the middle of a messy situation, it is the pain of the moment that … Continue reading →

The deeper we know something the more we are able to enjoy it. A few weeks ago I took my wife to an Air Supply concert for her birthday. I grew up listening to my parent’s music which didn’t include … Continue reading →

The more I meditate on Psalm 85 the more the beauty and the grandeur of God’s salvation moves me. Is there a more beautiful line in all the Scriptures than verse 10, “Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace … Continue reading →

Following Christ is not a solo journey. When we are saved, we are baptized into a body of believers. We respond to Christ by faith as individuals, but we grow in Christ alongside a community of faith. Paul’s letter to … Continue reading →

Isaiah 35:3-6 “Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; 4 say to those with fearful hearts,  ‘Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.’ 5 Then … Continue reading →

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit” (Isaiah 11:1). There is a war raging in my backyard and I am losing. A couple of years ago we cut down … Continue reading →