A Great Teacher Asks the Best Questions: โ€œIs not life more than foodโ€ฆ?โ€

November 12, 2025. {A bountiful harvest ~ oranges} Day 12. A grateful heart. I am grateful for the bounty of oranges this year. Grateful because weโ€™ve done absolutely nothing to produce this fruit. And yet, it is ours. And they are delicious! We purchased the house with the means God has entrusted to us. But … Continue reading A Great Teacher Asks the Best Questions: โ€œIs not life more than foodโ€ฆ?โ€

How to trust God with a whole heart: it means putting yourself last.

โ€œTrust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ-โ€ญ6โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ This (Proverbs 3:5-6) is the first Bible verse I memorized as a baby Christian. It was a challenge from a co-worker. He gave me … Continue reading How to trust God with a whole heart: it means putting yourself last.

Breatheโ€ฆ ministry leaders

Dear minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, May I ask you to stop for 4 minutes? I know you donโ€™t have time. But stop anyway. Please. You need to eat something and drink some water. And breathe with me. Be still and know God is on His Throne Listen, please. All of you whether … Continue reading Breatheโ€ฆ ministry leaders

Is anyone in need?

โ€œIs anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who … Continue reading Is anyone in need?

What is your name?

โ€œThen Manoah said to Him, โ€œWhat is Your name, so that we may honor You when Your words come true? โ€ โ€œWhy do you ask My name,โ€ the Angel of the Lord asked him, โ€œsince it is wonderful.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญJudgesโ€ฌ โ€ญ13โ€ฌ:โ€ญ17โ€ฌ-โ€ญ18โ€ฌ โ€ญHCSBโ€ฌโ€ฌ His name is Wonderful. He comes into our painful places, and speaks hope. Thereโ€™s no … Continue reading What is your name?

Job neverโ€ฆ

Day 4. 2025. Reading the Bible chronologically 365 days. โ€œOne day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, โ€œWhere have you come from?โ€ Satan answered the Lord, โ€œFrom roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.โ€ Then the Lord said … Continue reading Job neverโ€ฆ

Simply Advent: Light

Itโ€™s Advent season, and weโ€™re beginning on the first day of December this year. What ideas about the Christmas season have you been pondering? I am pondering common threads, or themes, that repeat throughout the entirety of the Bible. Lately, Iโ€™ve been reading scriptures from different books of the Bible. Isaiah, who prophesied the coming … Continue reading Simply Advent: Light