O Lord, my heart is not proud nor my eyes haughty; nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in thing too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child rests against his mother. My soul is like a weaned child within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever. ~Psalm 131~ If you know me, I am not one to slow down naturally. I am an active person, who loves to run, hike, workout, and be outside. Slowing down and sittin

Isaiah 1.18 “Come now, let us reason together ,“ says the Lord. “Though your sins are scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are crimson, they will be like wool.” I have always liked fall. I have lived most of my life in Northern climates, so fall has always been a time of change. The fall changes are dramatic, in your face changes. The trees lose their leaves, the grass turns brown, the crops are harvested, and it turns cold and snowy. These are not changes t

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf (Heb. 6:19-20a). Over the years, I’ve encountered some professional anglers who can “strike gold” in any body of water. Meanwhile, the “heftiest haul” that I’ve ever hooked was a different type of metal—a chuck of galvanized steel that I mistakenly snagged off the coast of Florida. Despite its lack of fish-like

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.– Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV) I don’t hear well. I like to think that this is a relatively new thing, but I wonder if that’s true. One of the reasons I have never really enjoyed listening to music is that whi