Daily Gleanings

Psalm 118:6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? What happens the more you study scripture? The same thing as what happens to you when you first get saved, and then the newness wears off. You’re suddenly a 1 verse, one minute expert! You passed from […]

Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Seed is an often used ‘Jesus Word’. Bibles have red letter editions highlighting the words of Christ. The problem is, the entire Bible should be written in red, because every word in it is the words of Christ. Seed is one […]

Romans 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we wait with patience for it. Like Pastor Malcolm used to humorously say ‘hmmmmmm,, when did […]

Teaching the kids to really act out what they believe, instead of acting like they believe, is the only reason we are here. Actions, not acting. Proverbs 3:27-35 NIV – Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. In King James the word ‘act’ […]

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Paul here is basically telling people to be humble […]

Genesis 4:9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? When I was in trouble selling cars (I sold a lot of cars so I was in trouble a lot. As the Bible verse says Proverbs 14:4 ‘Where no oxen are, […]

Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Requirements reveal expectations. Just because a job or a career has a lot of requirements doesn’t indicate that the quality of […]

1 Samuel 14:8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come up […]

Psalm 122:1-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Dome – a […]

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Exams usually mean some nerve wracking event. In high school, it’s a test to see if you’ve been paying attention to the teacher. […]

Deut 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; I’ve been a Family Radio fan all my life. When I […]

1 John 3:1 what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. I was criticized recently for not doing things the way Billy Graham did them. Guess what? I’m only Dean, not Billy Graham. […]

Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. We’ve been busy this year with visitors. Actually visiting missionaries. Most people that stay with us have been friends with us for decades. We had many groups of visitors back to back this year (as well as unwanted visitors (iguanas) […]

John 1:29. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. The most important thing I learned from years of selling cars is the invaluable word ‘Next?!?’ Even car salesmen have feelings, and people are pretty mean. They say the […]

Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. I love the phrase wwjd. Theologians and the religious are now scoffing at this phrase. But the wwjd guidelines are what I follow in my daily life. Without the pressures of family and ministry on the mission field, I would still […]

John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God There is only one God. ‘One Lord, one faith, one baptism’ Eph 4:5. One heaven. One door. One path. One way! Well, all ways lead to God, but there’s only one way that will have a good ending. We […]

Jeremiah 29:11 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. If you are following God with all your heart, put on your earplugs and blinders (like race horses have). Follow God only. God will […]

Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion (thousand): for we are many. Whenever I hear an insane outburst because of someone using incorrect pronouns, ie THEY, I think of this verse immediately. No idea why. A year ago I didn’t even know what a […]

2 Sam 16:5 As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family. 6 He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him. 7 “Get out of here, […]

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. STRESSING OUT, unlike burn-out, is mentioned in the Bible. Just different words express it. The words STRESSING OUT in itself isn’t mentioned, but it’s all over the place. ‘Be careful for […]

Psalm 104:28 “when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.” This verse is talking about God opening His hands to satisfy us, His children. Never in the Bible does it say God’s hands are closed. Never does He make a fist. Men do. In the Bible, a fist means rebellion. Rebellion is […]

Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. I got out of the Army and started selling cars right at the beginning of the recession in the late 80s. I had learned in the Army […]

There’s no verse about burn-out here, because burn-out is not mentioned in the Bible. Yet, the number one reason for pastors leaving the church today is burn-out. Great men of God have been burned alive for their faith but I don’t recall any mention of burning-out for their faith. Burn-out, or any word describing it, […]

Part 10 of the 10 commandments THOU SHALT NOT COVET Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. This is my favorite of the 10 commandments because it […]

Part 9 of the 10 commandments 9th commandment, Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor. Fibbing is bearing a false witness, but bearing a false witness against your neighbor has so much more to do with your heart and obedience to God than just a fib. Fibbing doesn’t include the part […]

Here is my Christmas present to you. About 3 or 4 years ago the Lord showed most of us to stop listening to the news because it was no longer trustworthy. Nothing has changed since then. The same people use it for their agendas. So we shouldn’t start listening to it now. I have friends […]

Part 7 of the 10 commandments, 7th commandment, thou shalt not commit adultery Exodus 20:14 “thou shalt not commit adultery.” I know a pastor down here that has been preaching this same verse for 20 years. He’s like a broken record. Yet, I don’t think I have ever heard him explain what adultery is specifically. […]

Part 6 of the 10 commandments, “thou shalt not kill” 6th commandment, thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13 “Thou Shalt Not Kill” I witness and testify about Jesus every day, a lot! The first response I usually get is ‘I’m a good guy, I never killed anyone!’ That’s the first thing they usually go to. […]

Part 5 of the 10 commandments, “honour thy Father and Mother” 5th commandment, honour thy Father and Mother. Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long […]

Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain” If someone comes up to me, knowing I’m a Christian and says the name of the Lord, or God, as a swear word, it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard. Lots of times I think they are just looking for a […]

The 10 Commandments are tough. Most evangelical Christians do not have them memorized. Most don’t even know off hand the book or chapter in which they can be found. We are going to help you with that. Today we are in the 2nd commandment. Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, […]

Psalm 100:4 Enter with the password: “THANK YOU!” Ok, the scripture that I took this from was in the Message. It isn’t the inspired Word of God, but the way Eugene put it blessed me. The 1st password to enter is THANK YOU! Passwords are important. They let you in. In the army, my buddies […]

Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. Problems come and problems go, right? Wrong! There’s coming a day, very soon that world problems won’t just go away. Not […]

Please note that the following missive is my opinion and what I feel God is showing me, I am not a theologian. Matthew 24:36 But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Who would have thought that we, as a country, […]