8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,    so are my ways higher than your ways    and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV) I have written on this scripture man times, because for us I...

1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 ESV) I began rereading Brennan Manning’s absolutely wonderful book, “The Relentless...

9 Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. (Titus 2:9-10 ESV) We do not like to think of our selves as bond servants or as...

This has been a week! We had even more reason to give thanks on Thanksgiving with the birth of our third grandchild. Winter Ryan came into this world a little rough, but she made it and is doing well today. We also had the blessing of a few days with...

1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 ESV) There may be times when we feel unknown and rejected...