Quieter heartbreaks ∙∙

Quieter heartbreaks ∙∙ The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. – Psalms 9:9 Matthew 24:3-9  3 Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?  4 And Jesus answered and said to them, SeeContinue reading “Quieter heartbreaks ∙∙”

Number your days ∙∙∙

Number your days ∙∙∙ So teach us to number our days so that we may get a heart of wisdom. – Psalms 90:12 Psalms 39:4-5  4 Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered – how fleeting my life is.  5 You have made myContinue reading “Number your days ∙∙∙”

Sifted ∙∙

Sifted ∙∙ [Be alert and on guard] so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. – 2 Corinthians 2:11 Luke 22:31-32  31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat;  32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; andContinue reading “Sifted ∙∙”

Identity politics and the Forever Family ∙∙

Identity politics and the Forever Family ∙∙ For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. – Ephesians 2:14 Ephesians 2:15-19  15 He made peace between Jews and Gentiles byContinue reading “Identity politics and the Forever Family ∙∙”

Toxic information and fake news ∙∙

Toxic information and fake news ∙∙ Everyone speaks lies to one another; their speech is smooth; they talk with duplicity. – Psalms 12:3 Proverbs 6:16-19  16 There are six things the LORD hates – no, seven things he detests:  17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,  18 a heart that plotsContinue reading “Toxic information and fake news ∙∙”