“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels,  but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.  If I have the gift of prophecy  and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,  and if I have a faith that can move mountains,  but do not have…

Nothing so obvious may have changed from yesterday to today. “Do you not see it? Do you not perceive it?” Translations of Isa. 43:19 ask of the new thing God is doing. Sometimes I don’t. But blindness or denseness or perception doesn’t change truth. God is in the business of making things new. He is…

Is there something causing you to be afraid? Paraphrases of “Fear Not,” “Do Not Be Afraid” are one of the most common commands in the Bible.  God knows we are not naturally courageous. YouVersion Verse of the Day December 28, 2015 is an encouragement: The phrase  “I AM…” is repeated in the verse… “I AM ……

Yesterday, I had the wonderful pleasure of having guests who enjoyed each other’s company so much that from the other side of the wall, I could hear utterly delicious laughter. It reminded me of my own siblings’ reunions when we didn’t have a care in the world, when any trials any of us experienced were…

Two weeks ago, the roads to the airport were quite jammed even at dawn so for the  following week, the beloved suggested a room rental adjacent to the airport to ensure smooth passage on D-Day for the following break-of-dawn trip. But there were no special deals available.  The benefit didn’t seem worth the cost. A…

Today when I washed my face something caught my attention. The shape of the running water over the sink was like God’s love message! Thank You Lord for making Your love felt even in such a mundane activity!     

One day in 2012, Beatrice Tesoro (from the family behind Tesoro’s Handicrafts Stores) had the burden to share the love of Jesus and the Word with other young adults but according to Bea, “it seemed hard to follow up with them daily” to help them through their growth and walk. She then saw how people kept…