Moment by Moment

How awesome is the LORD Most High… He chose our inheritance for us. Psalm 47:2 & 4 . In Carl Sandburg’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography, Abe Lincoln Grows Up, he tells the story of a young Abe Lincoln growing up in a humble cabin in Pigeon Creek, Indiana (pictured above). Although Abe’s father was originally a prosperous and wealthy landowner, through a series of financial reversals, the family found themselves starting over in rural south Indiana. By the time Abe…

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My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6 “You don’t know what you don’t know.” So said Pastor John to me a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t said in a mean or condescending way. I don’t even remember the situation. As a matter of fact, I don’t think he directed the comment to me, but it’s stuck. John has a way of slipping witty little proverbs into conversation every now and then. Have you ever noticed that?…

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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 I’m wondering how many of you will be getting up at 4 AM on Friday to view the start of network coverage of the royal wedding live from Westminster Abbey? It is the wedding of the century, you know… The hype is…

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“But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had…”‘ Mark 12:44 On a book shelf in my office I have a really cool book called “A Harmony of the Four Gospels.” Now you may be thinking that a ‘gospel harmony’ must be some kind of songbook, maybe for a southern gospel or blue grass quartet. Not exactly… Actually, gospel harmonies have been around for thousands of years. The first one was called the Diatesseron and was compiled in…

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Luke 19:30-31 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’ I love Palm Sunday. It’s probably the traditionalist in me, but I love singing songs of celebration, I love the children’s choir and the little children shyly waving palms up and down…

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The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 “I’m scared.” We’ve been hearing more of that recently from our 8 year old adopted daughter, Katelyn. There are monsters at bedtime and she’s afraid of bugs and snakes. Snakes? We don’t have snakes. Yes, Justin saw a snake once, but that was 5 years ago and it was a garter snake…

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“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.  For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,  I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in…

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So here I sit with a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee overlooking the Caribbean Sea at sunset.  After 12 hours of continuous travel, a bit of relaxation seems in order.  I’d tell you that it’s 81 degrees and I’ve already taken a dip in the ocean, but that might be unfair. I am happy to report that we have safely arrived in Jamaica, all twenty of us AND our stuff. Twenty ministry bags filled with much needed supplies. For the…

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Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this. Jeremiah 14:22 So we’re expecting rain on Thursday. Lots of it. It’s 9 PM on Wednesday and I’m on weather.comscanning the forecast hour by hour for the next 24. It starts out with “light rain,” transitions to “showers” then “rain,”…

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The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever– do not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138:8 Someone once told me, “orderly desk, orderly mind.” …I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more discouraging saying. You should see  my desk at this moment. Seriously, there are 17 half-started projects all over the place- covering the desk, floor, table, couch and counter. I’m even leaking out into the conference room with my stuff. It all has…

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