by debbie | Jul 27, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Luke 12:15 And Jesus said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Abundance Well – this seems kind of obvious, doesn’t it? I mean we know that life isn’t made up of what we...
by debbie | Jul 20, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Luke 11:9 So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Searching This verse can be frustrating to read. Afterall – there are plenty of things we ask for that are not given to us, plenty of...
by debbie | Jul 12, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Discernment Is this a word you’ve heard often? This verse...
by debbie | Jun 27, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Psalm 30:5b Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Weeping and Joy If you’ve known me for any length of time, you probably know that The West Wing was/is my favorite television show. I love the writing, the acting, the thought...
by debbie | Jun 21, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Love In Action Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. A few years ago, I learned that the original hearers of this Bible passage had a piece of information most of us...
by debbie | Jun 15, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
The Word of the Day Isaiah 50:4b Morning by morning the Lord wakens – wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. Lately – I’ve been hearing people talk about their morning spiritual routines and rituals. Some spend the first minutes of the day with a cup of...
by debbie | Jun 8, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Leap of Faith 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. Our son Caleb took up the long jump this year, as his contribution to the track and field team. Watching it happen is an amazing thing. The athletes run very fast for a very short period...
by debbie | May 31, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Sing! Psalm 104:33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. I grew up in the United Methodist Church, where the hymnal had words from John Wesley, (the leader of the movement that became Methodism,) in the front....
by debbie | May 23, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
Restoration Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a...
by debbie | May 14, 2022 | Midweek Meditations
A Different Kind of Peace John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. What brings you peace? Is it when you blot out the noise of the...