Proverbs 6:23 says, “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is a light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.” Walking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel was a welcomed treat after walking the hot streets of Jerusalem. The cool water was waist deep. The winding cave was narrow. The ceiling was low, sometimes […]
Psalm 138:8a states, “The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me;” It was a little café at the foot of the mountains where the loggers were the main customers. A giant of a man—broad shoulders, suspenders, and a heavy beard— was enjoying his coffee. A stranger, short and citified, walked up to his table. “If
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Matthew 19:13-15 says, “Then were brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and
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Psalm 75:2 says, “When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.” My cousin, Jerry, came to visit me after I became the pastor of a church in Ritzville, Washington. As we visited in the front room he asked me, “So, are you the head rat here?” “Yes, I guess you could say that,”
Psalm 66:8-9 says, “O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.” It has been over 60 years since I made the choice to follow Jesus. As a teenager in a revival meeting at
Job 31:14 says, “What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?” Our first house was a “fixer-upper.” It was without electricity or water. It had not been lived in for 27 years. Birds had flown in and roosted. A dead pigeon was stuck on the
I Corinthians 2:9 states, “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” Paul was writing about the crucified life (verse 2). In verse 14 he states, “But the natural man receiveth not
Ezra 8:15 says, “And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.” As a young pastor in my first church I learned a lesson about “Church in
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Psalm 73:2 says, “But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.” The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington was erected in one year. It was completed the day before the 1962 World’s Fair opened. The top floor is over 500 feet from the ground. An elevator goes up through
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Philippians 3:10-11 says, “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.” Over a half dozen men showed up for the big day of cement pouring. Dad had
