On his law he meditates day and night. —Psalm 1:2 I got a belly laugh out of a publicist’s defense of a politician whose knowledge of Scripture was dubious. “He knows his Bible,” he said. “He’s read it all the way through. […]
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Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. —Leviticus 19:11 Ken Stegall, an admired preacher friend, wrote about a man who had a small grocery store in Sheridan, Arkansas in the 1940s. A customer told him she needed a large chicken. He reached into the ice bin,
In his hand is the life of every creature. —Job 12:10 Hummingbirds are fascinating creatures. They weigh less than one ounce; consume one-half of their weight in sugar daily; have a heart rate of more than 1,200 beats per minute; take 250 breaths per minute. Then there’s this fact that I’m struggling to wrap my
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart. —Proverbs 3:5 Habakkuk was frustrated. “How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?” (Hb 1:2). The prophet gives voice to our disappointment with God’s silence. It’s hard to harmonize our heartache with
Great is his love toward us. —Psalm 117:2 Here’s a bit of trivia for you. The shortest chapter in the Bible is separated by only one chapter from the longest. The longest chapter is Psalm 119, which has 176 verses; 2,426 words. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117, which has only two
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I Believe Jesus is Lord I believe that Jesus was with God in the beginning; that he gave up his place in heaven and came to earth in human form, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary; that he lived a sinless life; that he was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, forsaken
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Always be humble, gentle, and patient. —Ephesians 4:2 Do you remember the tale about the guy who came to work out of sorts? His secretary asked, “Did you wake up grouchy this morning?” He said, “No, I let her sleep.” Consider these two lists: Cranky Pleasant Critical
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Let the little children come to me. —Mark 10:14 Vince Gerhardy tells about a Sunday school teacher who introduced her little ankle biters to Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. . . .” The following week she asked if anyone could quote Psalm 23. A
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Comfort, comfort my people. —Isaiah 40:1 I received word recently that a Christian brother has stage four pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to his liver and stomach. I sent his grieving wife a note; then fired off another to a dear lady who had experienced a similar ordeal a few
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I am making everything new. —Revelation 21:5 Non-fiction books often begin with a prologue and end with an epilogue. A prologue is an opening section that introduces the main story, usually giving backstory information about the primary characters that connects them to the main story. You’re living a non-fiction life, with its ups-and-downs,
