“Daddy, I can’t sleep. The dogs won’t stop barking!” my drowsy daughter said. “I’ll take care of it.” I sighed. I was quickly growing tired of this. I stepped into my boots, went outside, turned on the water hose, and began spraying. The neighbor dogs took off running. But we had been doing this forContinue reading “Barking Dogs. Psalm 59.”
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Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.
Yesterday I read an interesting phrase. The writer said the father of Benjamin Franklin had 17 children “of which to dispose.” But it’s not what you think. The arcane phrase simply means Josiah Franklin had to find jobs, apprenticeships, husbands, or other arrangements to secure the future of each of his 17 children. Dispose, usedContinue reading “Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.”
King David Pours His Heart Out to God: Reading the Psalms as a Journal Entry.
David could hear the crowd before he could see them. The streets of Jerusalem were crowded with well-wishers, children, and families, all of them cheering. The king had seen it so many times before. He was surrounded by his people: runners out front, then his sons on black horses, and then David, riding a hugeContinue reading “King David Pours His Heart Out to God: Reading the Psalms as a Journal Entry.”
Consumables. Deuteronomy 29:5.
As a teen, I often had the soles of my boots repaired. For ten dollars, I could have the hole in a leather boot repaired and wear the boots until I outgrew them. Today having boots repaired has become almost as expensive as buying a new pair. For one pair that I loved, I simplyContinue reading “Consumables. Deuteronomy 29:5.”
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN? Judges 2:10-12,14.
When I was a child in Sunday school, I always wondered what went wrong? We would read about Adam and Eve, the way they walked with God in the garden. But in a few generations, people were so evil, God chose to flood the earth and start over. Then Noah and his three sons andContinue reading “DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN? Judges 2:10-12,14.”
GOD CARES ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS. Acts 12:7-8; Philippians 4:6.
Sometimes we don’t pray about the “small stuff” because we don’t want to bother God. But God has infinite time—and there is no “small stuff.” (Or rather, to an infinite, omnipotent God, there is no big stuff.) God made ALL of life—He knows you need clothing, food, water, shelter, medicine, that new toothbrush—and a hundredContinue reading “GOD CARES ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS. Acts 12:7-8; Philippians 4:6.”
Forget “Beauty Rest.” Get Your “Beauty Prayer.”
What can walking with God do for your physical appearance? Quite a lot, it turns out. Have you ever seen the way some people look angry all the time—their faces permanently unhappy? When King David was depressed, he turned to God: “Why are you in despair, O my soul? Hope in God, for I shallContinue reading “Forget “Beauty Rest.” Get Your “Beauty Prayer.””
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