19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 19:19 ESV) My wife has spent the better part of any free time she had the last few weeks dealing with her mother who has had some illness and dementia. She lives a few hours away and...

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him...

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13 ESV) What is it that you hope for today? Each season in our lives create different needs for hope and a...

11 Wealth gained hastily[a] will dwindle,    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. (Proverbs 13:11 ESV) Looking back over my life I can see it has been one of slow steady gains in just about every area. From financial gains, to my health, to how my wife and I have...

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success....