ATTENTION TO DETAIL
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the […]
THE APPLE OF HIS EYE
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8, NIV Recently, I’ve found Facebook Reels to be an effective way to get my mind off of a stack of unmarked papers. In one particular reel just yesterday, in fact, I learned about a test to confirm […]
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17, NIV I remember how hectic December was when I was teaching. School programs, making gifts for parents, decorating (and the frustration of having to make sure there weren’t any […]
OUR LAST CONVERSATION
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV “I suggest you get here before the end of the week…” My grandfather had […]
THE GIFT OF TEACHING
The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, skillful in teaching, patient when wronged. 2 Tim. 2:24, NASB When did you first recognize that you were born to be a teacher? Personally, teaching has always been a part of me. At family gatherings, I would automatically round up all the little […]
FIRST CHOICE
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7, NKJV We make numerous decisions every day, probably even every hour. Sometimes, we put a lot of thought into our decisions. Other times, we make decisions without even thinking. But of all the decisions we make, one is […]
BELIEVE
Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” 2 Chronicles 20:20, NIV Believe. Believe […]
HE MAKES THE ROUGH PLACES SMOOTH
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth.” Isaiah 40:3-4, NKJV Rough places show up […]
DISAPPOINTMENT WITH GRACE
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me. May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.” Then she kissed them […]
BE THE LIGHT
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1, NIV We hear a lot about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) these days. For many of us over a certain age, this may seem like a new fad because these programs did not exist when we were students. However, there is good […]