Month: September 2026

Isaiah 58:10 — “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness…” Everybody has urges. Some urges are selfish. Some pull us toward things that can hurt us or the people around us. But I believe the Holy Spirit also gives […]

Proverbs 18:21 — “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” For me, the biggest problem with words is that they don’t have a fishing line and reel attached to them. I hurl out a thousand words, never thinking about the consequences — and […]

Ephesians 4:32 — “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” I don’t know about the rest of Christendom, but I know this much about myself: I need to be nicer. Where is the word “nice” in the Bible? It is all over […]

Isaiah 40:29 — “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” I once heard someone say that God gives some people willpower and others simply do not get it. That sounds convenient — but I think it is an easy cop-out. The Bible certainly speaks about strength, […]