Verse of the Week
A weekly, encouraging blog
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Grip
Waiting on God isn’t easy. Consider these “waiters”: When the Israelites were captured by Babylon, they prayed for God’s rescue. God answered through King Cyrus — seventy years later. (Ezra 1:1) When the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, they prayed for God’s rescue. God answered through Moses — four hundred years later. Joseph was seventeen…
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God’s Hand
God’s Hand Wouldn’t you love this to be true for you? The king had granted him everything he asked. Okay, we don’t have a king, but if we did, that would be pretty cool. And how about this? The gracious hand of his God was on him. That’s even better! What would it feel like…
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Is God Done with You?
I had a crepe myrtle tree that died. It was just a year old — I’d spent a bundle on it to make our yard look nice for our son Caleb’s wedding. I planted it that fall, but it didn’t make it to the summer wedding. Winter killed it. I cut it down at the…
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Still Feeling the Nudge?
Have you ever… Known you should slow down, but kept driving at 15mph over the limit? Known you should stay quiet, but shared a confidence anyway? Felt that you should apologize, but stayed silent instead? Felt the need to share the Truth, and wimped out? James 4:17 says, “it is sin to know the good…
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Shifting Gears
It’s been three months since I retired from the pastorate on June 1, 2026. After 7 years of camp ministry and 40 years of church ministry, it was time. If you’ve ever driven an old truck that needed double-clutching to shift gears, you will know that sometimes shifting gears gets tricky. Life has a lot…
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Focus on the Lovely: Mindful Media Consumption
Lovely, Not Loud Here’s a Verse for the Week that most of us have heard a hundred times, but maybe never actually tried: Philippians 4:8 (CSB) “Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if…
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Walk the Walk
Years ago, I was visiting a friend Steve in the hospital. He was relatively young, in his 50s, and had just been diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumors. Not knowing how to pray, I asked Steve, “How can I pray for you?” His answer, “Pray that I would walk the walk God has for me,…
