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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV For some of us, there is never enough time in a day to do all things that we need and want to do. Schedules fill up quickly, work consumes our thoughts at night, family and friends need our att...
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. Luke 10:38 NIV Have you ever needed someone to talk to? Somebody to laugh with, relax with, and enjoy being with? Having somebody to whom you can tell everything and know that you...
The Desire of My Heart
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4 NIV This sounds like a good blessing. I have more than enough desires and it would be great if they all came true. What are your heart's desires? Depending on your age and life situation, these can vary greatly. ...
A Fragrance for Christ
For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2,15 NIV As soon as we hear the word spring, our eyes are opened to see the fresh, green colors of nature that the rays of the sun energize, filling the earth with vitality. T...
Music in My Life
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Psalm 104:33 NIV Music is my life. I sing to the Lord while washing up, vacuuming, and cooking, and even when I drive the car. I sometimes sing so loudly that I think, Thank You, God, that nobody can hear . And ...
Our Creative God
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth Genesis 1:1 NKJV When I read the words “God created” and I look at the world and the many different living things around me, I know our God is creative. He could have designed all the animals to be one kind. But instead, there is variety and ...
What Do You Want?
'What do you want me to do for you?'Jesus asked him. Mark 10:51 NIV One of Jesus’ favorite questions is “What do you want?” Many times we don’t know what we want, and Jesus challenges us to clarify. Years ago I had eye surgery. In the middle of the procedure the doctor said, “Raquel, there is a p...
Radiating Light and Goodness and Joy
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV Very special beatitudes are attributed to Saint Jeanne Jugan, the founder of the order of the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres (Little Sisters of the Poor) in Paris: “Blessed are those who know how to take small things seriously a...
God Sees Me
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them. Genesis 1:27, NRSV I’ve often wondered about this God who created me in His image. Who is He? I guess that’s a question many of us have asked at different times in our lives. One day, not too long ago, I decided to search...
The Stone
Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. The stone was very large. Mark 16:4 NIRV Jesus is dead. Joseph of Arimathea takes His body from the cross, places it in a tomb and rolls a stone in front of it. The entrance is closed. Jesus is blocked by a big stone. The thoughts o...