Psalm 100 is the traditional psalm that people associate with Thanksgiving. A longtime blog reader and good friend emailed me yesterday, telling that their grown daughter who lives away from home is to spend Thanksgiving Day in quarantine because of recent exposure to COVID. I am sad for my friend, ... View Post

Last Tuesday we began resting in the comfort of Philippians 4. We have thought about: Joy repeated again and again, Being gentle the way we want others to be gentle with us, The promise that God is near, and God's invitation for us to ask Him and plead with Him for what we ... View Post

Jesus came to earth, lived as a baby, grew up, fulfilled God's plan for his life, died for us all, rose from the dead, and went back to heaven. He was perfect, but things didn't always go perfect for Him -- not by a long shot. I'm guessing that things don't always go perfect for you either. That ... View Post

I hope that you are resting in the comfort and promises of Philippians 4. The next sentence in that powerful passage is: Days of rejoicing. Living our days with gentleness. Knowing that the Lord is always near us. That is what God describes in Philippians 4. He is so very good to us. In this ... View Post