This Week In The Word

Key Thoughts and Key Scriptures to Energize Your Life

Give thanks always!

Paul encourages us in Ephesians 5:20 to: “… (give) thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”. No matter who we are, or how much or…

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The healing that comes with thanksgiving!

There is a transformative power in giving thanks; and nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19. In those days, anyone suffering from any kind of…

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The God who Sees

I was reading something the other day where the writer gave a list of parental phrases asking how many of them you recognized from the mouths of your own mother or father. Believe it or…

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A New Year in His Word

Some time ago a good friend of mine went through something very difficult that I knew she would find initially very difficult to talk about. I sent her a short letter at the time to…

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A New Year

2020 has been a difficult year for us and it seems we are in good company. I was reading today that according to a poll nearly 70% of Americans say that 2020 has left them…

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The Light of Christmas

Christmas traditions are different the world over. Growing up in Africa for example, we did not decorate the outside of our homes but inside was an entirely different matter! I have vivid memories of my…

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Take Him in Your Arms

Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem to consecrate Him to the Lord, as was the custom. It was there that they encountered an old man by the name…

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Keep Knocking!

Acts 12:1-16 Have you ever noticed that God sometimes does things differently than the way we expected? That has certainly been true in my life, but I take comfort from the fact it was also…

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How God Can Use Forgiveness – Part 2

Genesis 50:18-20; Romans 8:38 Last time we saw how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, falsely accused by his master’s wife, and then forgotten in prison by many who’d promised to help; but…

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How God Can Use Forgiveness – Part 1

Genesis 50:18-20; Romans 8:38 There are many times in Scripture that God shows the power of forgiveness and what He can accomplish through us as we release past hurts. One of my favorite examples is…

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