“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you”—Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV). Can you recall making a pinky promise with your best friend on the school playground? Maybe you promised to always be friends wherever life …
“Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty’”—John 6:35 (NIV). A recent post by a Facebook friend led me to respond. She posed this question: “Do you suppose our life here on earth is a training program …
“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today”—Matthew 6:34(NRSV). Ugh! What a mess. Was this an indication of what the rest of my day would entail? A tiny pinhole in a quart of milk had leaked overnight, leaving a small lake of white …
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope”— Jeremiah 29:11 (TLB). For me, the word “future” brings to mind two things: exciting new discoveries or the end of things as we know it. The …
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