Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Independence Day, the Fourth of July, the day we celebrate America as a great, free nation. The fireworks, the parades, the family get-togethers. It’s all good. Except that so many are not free. They continue to live lives consumed by guilt and shame over things...

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Death is something few off us want to talk about, yet it is an unfortunate reality of life....

Monday, July 2, 2018

“He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3b. Righteousness. A character trait pretty much out of favor in today’s “me first, I’m okay, you’re okay, anything goes” culture. Yet, if we are to...

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Psalm 23:2-3: “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul.” What an image: luscious green pastures, a quiet pool of water. Who wouldn’t be refreshed by time spent in that way? Yet some people continue...

Saturday, June 30, 2018

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 What words of comfort those are when we never seem to have enough. Maybe it’s money or a better car or a new cell phone or some other thing that we humans count as vitally important in our daily lives....