“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” - Proverbs 12:19 Tell the truth, or at least don’t lie! If you act in truth then the order you produce is good, regardless of how it appears. Truth is the antidote to the suffering that...
“But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 2 Chronicles 15:7 I grew up in Marshfield, WI in the 50’s and 60’s. My parents owned a small cafe and worked tirelessly and did not have much. I was one of six children and I had a twin...
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 I wasn’t quite sure what to think when I received Pastor John’s request to write a devotional for...
“No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is made complete in us.” John 4:12 May 6, 2015 isn’t my son’s birthday, but I think of it as the day he was born. I honor this day because it’s the day he became his...
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 My mother grew up in England and met my father who was serving there in the US Airforce. The story goes, he and his friend followed her and her friend...
“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 When I was growing up as a young child, my parents never told me, “life can be hard!&rdquo...
But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you...
“Surely God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 Since spring of last year I have struggled with anxiety and depression. Fighting it has taken a good deal of my time and...
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40 “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:2 I...
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 I love to go fishing for walleyes, even though I’m not very good at it. I’ve seldom caught a walleye over twelve inches and have never...