The flower in the above picture really caught my attention while traveling. Here was this lone flower thriving in the midst of what was otherwise

In a familiar passage from 2 Timothy 3:1-4 the Greek root phil appears in many words. Phil means “to like,” and the NIV tries to capture this theme

Matthew 4:19 Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. This story is not about catching fish. It’s about catching a chipmunk. Close

Read Matthew 5:21-42 and 6:1-18 As a parent I sometimes use negative language to correct my children.  “Don’t yell, don’t hit your brother, don’t talk

John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father

Psalm 9:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my

Job 41:1   Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Who or what is this

1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to

  Across the grasslands of the Midwest, prairie dogs scamper around their burrows, going about their busy lives looking for food and frolicking with one

Job 42:3 [God asked] Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? [And Job answered] Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for

John 10:3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Acts 21:40-22:2 Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed

II Peter 1:1-2 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ

Read Job 1-Job 2:10 As a ten-year-old my parents allowed me to ride my bike about 10 minutes to a friend’s house. I always had

For centuries, the Lakota people and pioneers knew to avoid crossing through the area known as “The Badlands,” which received its name due to the

When I was little several of my relatives would play that familiar game with me — the one where they make a space between their

Psalm 23 The LORD is my Shepherd…. In studying this Psalm, one of the beautiful things that I noticed, is the different positions of the

 1 Cor 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. IT DOES NOT ENVY, it does not boast, it is not proud. The Greek word for

1 Kings 22:17 These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. We are living in a time of great

Soon after the Apostle Paul was arrested in Jerusalem, we see the following passage: Acts 22:24+25 The commander ordered that Paul be taken into the

Without question, we are living in very troubled times. Racism and hatred appear to be on the increase while our nation spirals out of control

2 Peter 1:16   For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus

Colossians 2:9-10 For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all

John 14:15   If ye love me, keep my commandments. Commandments!  How does that work for you? Our nation was born in defiance. Think Declaration of

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the

Psalm 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. I appreciate the

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.  Christian are described

Have you ever looked at yourself and thought, “What could God possibly ever see in me?” Perhaps the current picture of your life is not

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a I’ve done a bunch of pullups before and had a blood blister develop on the palm of my hand or even

Psa. 119:175   Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. Psalm 119, the longest psalm in the Bible,

John 10:3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Scripture passage: Luke 19:1-10 Verse 3 – He (Zacchaeus) wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over

It’s easy to praise God when things are going great.  But, can we praise Him when everything is going wrong? The answer is: YES, we

Psalms 36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!  Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. I recently

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a On a wintry day, while walking in a parking lot, my 2-year-old son kept heading for every puddle he could find. 

Genesis 32:10 (Said by Jacob) …for with MY STAFF I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Exodus 12:11 …[with] YOUR

(author unknown) You don’t need to wear a mask       to breath a prayer. You don’t need to wear gloves      

Ecclesiastes 4:12 …A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. A rope is much stronger when it is made of three cords that are

My grandmother and my aunt emigrated from Italy in 1927 aboard the S.S. Giuseppe Verde to meet up with my grandfather here in America. During the

I John 3:12  Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known.  But we know

Matthew 22:36-37 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Have you ever accomplished something remarkable in your life?  Perhaps you baked and decorated an incredible cake, achieved an athletic benchmark,

I Kings 17:5-6 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that

Sheep are vulnerable to internal parasites and worms that can take away their vitality and even kill them. In a flock of sheep, worms can

Due to the COVID-19 virus, many people have opted to have special “drive by” parades as a means of honoring the graduating class of 2020.

1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for

Hebrews 11:3 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar of, and were persuaded of them, and confessed

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a. In my last entry we thought about the longsuffering love of God towards us.  Our attention was drawn to longsuffering because

James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath

Psalm 23:4 Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, no evil will I fear, You with me, Your rod and

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a. If I were to describe an elephant to you, I wouldn’t start with details about its tail.  Instead, I’d start with

Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord. Oh, how I am loving getting

I Kings 10:1-2  And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove

Acts 2:1   And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. During a Pentecost holiday nearly

The prophet Habakkuk had a burden for God’s people in very difficult times. The prophet questioned the Lord about the trouble his people were experiencing and

Psalm 77:19-20  Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; YET YOUR FOOTPRINTS WERE UNSEEN. My wife recently shared with me

I Kings 18:21  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow

Exodus 18:8-9  And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship

Hebrews 11:3  These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and confessed

Recently, while picking up some groceries at the store, we were noticing how strange it was to see everyone wearing masks over their faces.  My

Psalm 23:1  The LORD is my Shepherd.   Can I use a Shepherd’s point of view with his flock to simply explain God’s plan for man

Proverbs 130:5-6 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.  I wait for the Lord:     more

Our house had been burglarized three times, and our yard backed up to dense woods that always seemed to attract hooligans.  So it should be

Matthew 6:27,34  Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?…Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry

Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones… Sheep usually have docked tails

Psalm 55:22  Cast your burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain thee, He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. According to a

In this time of self-quarantine, it’s easy to get discouraged, especially for church-going “people persons” like us who have been attending Living Word for so