“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them.  And the fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.”  (Leviticus 10:1-2, […]

“He, who has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Matthew 13:9, NKJV) As I was growing up in what seems a long, long time ago, one of my favorite TV shows to watch was The Lone Ranger.  He along with this companion, sidekick and scout, Tonto, always seemed to find challenges that others were having, […]

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” (Proverbs 13:22) How do we say “goodbye” to someone we know, love and already miss so terribly?  I don’t know the real answer to this question and it is one that I suppose I will never truly know the answer to! When I received the […]

“ … You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and great commandment.” (Matthew 22:37, 38) When you get where you are going, where will you be?  Everybody is going somewhere!  So what is your goal … your primary […]

“I do not ask that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.” (John 17:15) If there is one truth among all the truths that comprise God’s Word … it is the truth that God does things … allows things to transpire … governments to […]

“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?  Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.”  (Psalm 42:11, ESV) Have you ever found yourself in a situation where all you can say is, “That just doesn’t make sense”?  Maybe it was […]

“Then she said to the king:  “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.  However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me.  Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame […]

I watched them as they came in for the first class of the new quarter. Some came in with their close friends … some simply made their way in to find a seat somewhere.  There were some who were smiling, some perhaps a little nervous, some simply ready to see how the class was going […]

“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’  Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”  (2 Corinthians 12:9, NKJV) “No one understands what I am going through.”  “Nobody gets it!”  “My situation […]

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:  I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’” (Mark 14:27) Jesus was all too well acquainted with broken hearts.  After all, In Heaven, He watched along with His Heavenly Father […]