A few weeks before the recital, I got sick. “Bronchitis,” the doctor told me in between my coughing fits. And despite all efforts to rest my voice, I was still coughing when the big day arrived. “How am I going to sing, when I can’t even talk without coughing?” I worried. But Psalm 59:16 changed […]
Build Your Wealth
I love watching movies from the golden age of Hollywood. The films are full of award-winning stars who wore glamorous fashions and drove classic cars. And you know, even today it can be tempting to aspire to those Hollywood standards of luxury—big houses, fancy cars and designer everything. But if you get interested enough in those […]
A Good Word
How does listening to the news make you feel these days? Does it make you happy and hopeful? Or does it leave you feeling a little bit more anxious and a little heavier in heart? We are living in difficult times—and everywhere we look we are bombarded with information that breeds stress and anxiety. News […]
Worn Frets
Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. Psalm 37:8 (NASB) Do not fret. We don’t hear or say this too often, do we? We say, “Don’t worry” or “Don’t be afraid,” but we rarely say, “Don’t fret.” In fact, you probably don’t use the word ‘fret’ at all […]
King at the Flood
“The LORD sat as King at the flood; yes, the LORD sits as King forever. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.” Psalm 29:10-11 (NASB) God was King at the flood. That flood, of course, was the worldwide flood in Genesis 6, when Noah herded his […]
Look Up!
When is the last time you looked up and noticed the sky? In Psalm 19:1, the Psalmist tells us that the skies have a lot to teach us: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” (NIV) When we see the fire of a sunset or the brightness of […]