I KNOW THAT GIRL!
“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’” Matthew 25:45, NIV There she is, in the third row, sitting right in front of the teacher’s desk. Her eyes shine with excitement because she knows the answers to the […]
OUR EVER-PRESENT PROTECTOR
The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side. The sun will not strike you by day or the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever. Psalm 121:5–8, CSB In […]
THE LEAVEN AND THE LIGHT
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with […]
NOT LUCK BUT LIFTED UP
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, […]
TROUBLE LIGHTS
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33, NIV When I was a kid, my dad had a work light in a little cage on the end of an extension cord. Many […]
DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14, ESV As teachers, we all experience discouraging days. Sometimes they’re a result of a particularly frustrating incident. Other times, they’re the product of stress or pure exhaustion. And they’re no fun. These days can make us doubt our […]
HE IS ENOUGH
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26, NIV Has your faith in God ever cost you something? Maybe it was rejection or hurt feelings. Maybe it was a difficulty in a relationship with someone who didn’t understand God’s plan for you. […]
JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS?
And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazing wonders. The wisdom of the wise […]
WORK THE LAND
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. Proverbs 12:11, NIV The rural landscape of Pennsylvania in early summer tells a quiet story of diligence rewarded. Rolling green hills stretch across the countryside, forming an array of corn, soybeans, and hay planted in precise, straight rows. […]
PRAY IN THE MORNING
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3, NIV Do you pray first thing in the morning? Is He your first thought—before the emails, schedule, worries, or to-do list? If not, try experimenting for the next 21 days by thanking Him […]