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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5: 3 NIV) Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She loved to dress up. Hats, shoes, scarves, and lipstick. She had a favorite necklace of little plastic pearls and she wore it everywhere. One night, Daddy came to…

“No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to…

School starts this week. Algebra and adverbs. History and health. Social studies and Spanish. Teachers enjoy a captive audience as they share their particular passion. Kids teach lessons too through the power of peer pressure. So where do parents come in? What are we to teach? David tells us in Psalm 34:11, it’s the most…

“Paul replied, ‘Short time or long—I pray God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.’”(Acts 26:29) Shackles. Unwieldy things. Heavy. Noisy. They don’t go with anything, yet Paul wore these less than lovely accessories for over four years. Look at the…

“A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.”(Proverbs 19:3) Have you ever tried to help someone who was obviously in need only to have them refuse your help? Then, you watched as they went their own way, only to crash and burn. A brother or sister, a best friend,…

“Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him. (Psalm 4:3) Sometimes I don’t hear my phone. Sometimes I choose not to look when I receive a text. This drives my family crazy, but I refuse to be tied to the thing. Especially when…

“An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.”(Proverbs 18:19) Walled cities. Barred gates. In ancient times, they provided protection. Yet while walls and bars kept invaders out, they did something else too. They kept people inside. When an army laid siege to a…

My son’s Navy training includes land nav—land navigation. Because I am such a military wanna-be, I’m brushing up on my compass and map skills. To keep from becoming lost, my handy-dandy wilderness survival guide advises me to choose a stationary focal point and use it to plot my course. Hmmm. Solomon reminds us in Proverbs…

“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”(Psalm 139:16) According to Psalm 139, our book was written long before Page 1 became a reality. Paul tells us in Ephesians our book was written before creation itself: “For he chose us before the creation of the…