Author Archives: DrH

Peace before war! ∙ If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. – Romans 12:18 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8  1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.  3 A time to kill and a time to heal; a time toContinue reading “Peace before war! ∙”

Great happiness ∙ I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint. – Jeremiah 31:25 Luke 12:29-32  29 And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.  30 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelieversContinue reading “Great happiness ∙”

Amending the soil of your heart Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! – Psalms 34:8 Luke 8:5-15 (Mark 4:3-20)  5 A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where itContinue reading “Amending the soil of your heart-“

We are not heavy LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. – Deuteronomy 1:31 Isaiah 46:3-10  3 Listen to me . . . I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before youContinue reading “We are not heavy”

Maligned for right living In the same way, let your light shine out for all, so that your good deeds will be seen by everyone and they will praise your heavenly Father. – Matthew 5:16 1 Peter 2:11-21  11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desiresContinue reading “Maligned for right living”

The Lover of your soul I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. – Jeremiah 31:3 Hosea 11:8-10  8 “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go . . .? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.  9 No,Continue reading “The Lover of your soul”

There’s no place like home We are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. – Philippians 3:20 Acts 7:6 God also told Abraham that his descendants would live as aliens in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slavesContinue reading “There’s no place like home”

Ragnarök and the Last Days Unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days. – Mark 13:20 Luke 21:7-26  7 “Teacher when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about toContinue reading “Ragnarök and the Last Days”