I don’t know exactly when I started repeating and praying these three verses. But for at least 15 years, they have been a part of my daily routine. They have reminded me why I don’t need to be afraid.

Experts say the problem is increasing, but Solomon’s ancient wisdom can help those trapped by burnout today.

I have tried to live in such a way that I heard the nudge from God telling me what to do next. I’m noticing today that Paul’s words to Timothy can help me figure that out in the future.

I think I’m experiencing contentment, and then some struggle falls into my lap or lands on my shoulders. But I can’t deny the good that comes with godliness with contentment.

People-watching can be fun, sometimes even educational. But the bigger question is what people see when they’re watching us!

We have all we need from God, provided by him for us through Jesus. Which of this week’s posts speaks to your greatest need? Which would you like to share with a friend?

Although there’s nothing new about evil, facing it fresh every day threatens to overwhelm us. The psalmist can relate. God understands.

The apostle Paul used many images to describe the purpose and function of the church. Each one of them can help believers understand how to be the church today.

With each new generation there seems to be a higher expectation that any and everything should be instant. But as I read Proverbs, I’m thinking about time in the development of wisdom.

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you read your Bible daily, memorize all of the teachings of Jesus, and then live as if you have never heard of him?

He didn’t have a second of all or third of all, which I think establishes the point that Paul was really saying above everything else or above all things, this is the priority.

Comparison shopping may be good for our pocketbooks. But many other kinds of comparison can hurt us emotionally, psychologically, or worst of all, spiritually.

God is in control, no matter how much energy we spend trying to take charge of our situation. Relax in his love and remember his power as you reread or remember some of this week’s posts.

Little did I realize that along with tears we’d have more than one occasion to laugh because of the strange rearrangement of reality that Alzheimer’s brings.

Everybody’s talking today about the differences between the generations now alive and active in our culture. But perhaps not enough are discussing the responsibility of one generation for the next.

Sometimes I pray for the emergency. Sometimes I pray about a situation for years. But I’ve learned to keep praying because prayer always keeps me closer to God.

Carrying a lot of responsibility can lead some toward arrogance that suggests only you can figure things out, solve the problems, and save the day. But none of us has all the answers.

When we embrace the goodness of God and do our work at home and at our jobs, we discover that God rewards and honors our work.

King David and his son King Solomon both had thoughts about sleep. But maybe the advice of Jesus is the best for us as we tackle our sleep problems.

What is Jesus doing in the lives of those you’ve encountered this week? What is he doing in your life? This week’s posts help us remember that he is working day after day. Which of these do you want to read again?