For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) (Most of my newspaper editors do not like for me to capitalize “He” as I did in the above verse. They often change it. I hope not in this case because what follows emphasizes the importance of the capital “H” in He.) All of us wonder from time to time if God really cares about what’s going on in our lives. Why? Because there are those occasions in life when “life” seems to […]

“And I will not give my glory to another.” (Isaiah 48:11) The Bible teaches us that there are two things God will not share: vengeance and glory. I learned a great lesson about the latter during a job interview several years ago. We all approach interviews pretty much the same way: We dress appropriately for them to make a good first impression. When the questions come, we answer them honestly, knowing all the time that it’s our chance to illustrate how our knowledge, skills and abilities are a […]

“We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.” (Psalms 75:1) I saw my first Christmas commercial and it’s only the second week of November! What happened to Thanksgiving? You go in stores and have a difficult time finding any decorations for the Thanksgiving holiday. I remember when Thanksgiving was a big deal, but today you hardly have time to celebrate it before you have to get out of the way for the Christmas rush. It’s […]

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) I often think of this verse when I am weary or burdened about some trial through which I am going. In this world, it seems all too frequent of an occasion. I guess the […]