I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:14. I will be going down this morning to be with my sister to help her and as…

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside…

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18. Our next book, 2 Chronicles, was written approximately 430 B.C. Judah had fallen in 586 B.C. In the notes at the beginning…

That was the question the scribes asked themselves when Jesus, marveling at the faith of the 4 friends lowering the paralytic through the roof, said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 2:1-12. Remember our last chapter? “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with…

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Psalm 62:1. This morning in our Friday morning prayer group on Zoom, we talked about rest. The statement – to honor God and my human limitations through restful rhythms resonated with me. And again…rest can be a spiritual act – a truly human…

I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.…

Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. Philippians 4:13 MSG. Last night I didn’t watch the debate between the Republican candidates. They cannot give what I truly need. I choose our Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit – to lead me.…

Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16. God has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.…

You have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:9-10. Last night before I fell asleep I was thinking about all of the people we read about in Scripture whose lives were changed abruptly…

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him and he helps me. Psalm 28:7. As I sit here this morning in prayer for friends and loved ones in need, I can’t help but rejoice in God’s name…I Am. Present tense. What a truly wonderful name. I Am is with us…