Mark 1:14-15 (NLT) Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.  “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced.  “The Kingdom of God is near!  Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”   [Note:  I’ve been developing one thought these past few days.  You might call it a…

Hebrews 11:13-15 (NLT) All these people died still believing what God had promised them.  They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it.  They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.  Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country…

Genesis 2:9,15 (NLT) The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground – trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit.  The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.  But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit…

Image courtesy of morguefile.com 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.  It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.  God uses it to prepare and…

New England Christian Writers’ Retreat 2014   Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT) Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.   The…

Image courtesy of Freefoto.com   Luke 5:16 (NLT) But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.   My mood matched the blustery, drizzly 42 degrees as I drove away from my writers’ retreat in the beautiful hills of New Hampshire and it grew darker with each mile (my mood, that is, not the weather). …

Deuteronomy 32:12 (NLT) The Lord alone guided them; they followed no foreign gods.   How would you handle 4 days with no cell service and no internet?   I had planned to spruce up my blog while in the hills of New Hampshire at the New England Christian Writers’ Retreat.  Then BAM!  My goal for…

Psalm 19:14 (NLT) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.   I’m in New Hampshire at the New England Christian Writer’s Retreat, where I got my blogging start.  The wifi is pitiful, so I’ll be taking a blogging break…

  Psalm 91:1-2 (NIV) Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”   The following are the words of Lisa TerKeurst, author of The Best Yes and…

James 1:22 (NLT) But don’t just listen to God’s word.  You must do what it says.  Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.   I caused a ruckus with my post Not a Fan.  It’s challenging to develop a complete thought in my intentionally brief devotions and clearly I did a poor job.    I used…