I would like to share this beautiful post by one of my favorite author/bloggers, Holley Gerth:   (https://holleygerth.com/way-can-make-sisters-feel-safe/) A Way We Can Make Each Other Feel Safe Holley, 2014-06-18 10:30 {all images are gifts for you to use and share however you’d like} I sit at a Junior High lunch table feeling self-conscious about my braces and…

Colossians 3:10 (NLT) – Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.   1 John 4:17 (NLT) – And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect.  So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face…

Ephesians 3:17 (NLT) – Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in Him.  Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.   You only saw half of Ephesians 3:17 yesterday.  The second half describes the reward of trusting Jesus – deep roots of strength.   Every…

Ephesians 3:17 (NLT) – Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in Him.   I was drawn to my Keyword Bible this morning to find out what it means to make a home or dwell, as other translations say.  There’s intensity in this Greek word meaning to settle down permanently…

Psalm 19:1-2 (NIV) – The heavens proclaim the glory of God.  The skies display His craftsmanship.  Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known.   Indeed God provides.  When I wrote my post In Plain Sight a few days ago, I used many keyword searches trying to find this…

Luke 19:1-9 (NIV) – Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.  A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.  He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.  So he ran ahead and climbed a…

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) – Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.   I am stunned and quite sad this morning.  I just learned of the sudden death of a good man, age 46.  I only knew one facet of John’s life – his involvement in…

 Isaiah 6:3 (NIV) –  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;  the whole earth is full of His glory.   In my last post I wrote about hiding things that are good for us inside something more desirable.  Today I write about glimpses of God that are in plain view, yet we overlook them.  …

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) – “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.”   I’m making muffins this morning.  My son is a very picky eater, but he loves muffins – certain kinds.  One acceptable…

Luke 4:18-19 (NIV) – The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.  …