Another verse where context is so important. David bemoans his unsettled heart and mind. He has sinned and, as yet, he has not confessed…
Daily Word: Breakthrough Listening. James [Jacob] 1:19
Apparently, not much has changed since those two souls were kicked out of the Garden. We’re still slow to listen, but quick to speak and…
Daily Word: Simple Isn’t Easy. Matthew 22:37-39
Context. During the time of Jesus, every Jewish soul who sat under the teachings of their parents and attended synagogue or traveled to…
Daily Word: Practice Makes Peace. Philippians 4:9
Philippians is one of the letters Paul wrote from prison. Based on the tone of Paul’s letter, the believing community in Philippi seemed to…
Daily Word: Our Legacy? Proverbs 4:23
Most of you know of my love of the book of Proverbs. Reading a chapter each day for nearly two decades has changed my life in all areas: my…
Daily Word: Alzheimer’s Warriors. Matthew 5:10
What does Alzheimer’s disease have to do with today’s verse? First, what is persecution anyway? It is defined as a program or campaign to…
Daily Word: Makers of Peace? Matthew 5:9
Believe it or not, one doesn’t have to be a trained diplomat to be a peacemaker. Even professionals aren’t very successful these days. It…
Daily Word: Pure in Heart? Matthew 5:8
Once again, we pull from the gourmet feast that is commonly known as Yeshua’s “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew chapters 5-7). Today’s verse…
Daily Word: Causality and Casualties. Proverbs 30:32
Did you blink past today’s proverb? For years, I sure did. I treated this verse as merely the preface to verse 33: “For as churning milk…
