Illness
When Christmas Is Hard
Have you lost a loved one or been through a divorce? Have you faced a major move or the loss of a job? Have you received a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness or made a significant change in your lifestyle? If you answered, “Yes,” to any one of these questions,...
When Life Gets Tough
Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Financial problems, a life-altering disease or a life-threatening disease, depression, and disappointments. At some time in life, we, or a loved one, will face one or two of...
What Kind of Life Will You Have in 2014?
Psalm 36:9: “For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.” As I reflected on 2013, I thought about what 2014 might bring. How about you? I heard several people mention diet and exercise as their New Year’s resolutions. What about spiritual...
How Is Your Heart?
2 Chronicles 16:9: “For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” Do you worry about your finances or your children? Are you or family members sick with the flu or another illness? Do you feel...
Keep Me Safe
Psalm 16:2: “Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.” A stray bullet killed another innocent child this past week in my area. According to a new nationwide study examining that type of gun violence, most people killed or wounded in stray-bullet shootings were...
Something New
Isaiah 43:19: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” I hate to admit it but sometimes I miss out on a wonderful gift or a new opportunity from God, or I delay the...
Good Luck or Good Gift
James 1:17: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” Years ago, I used this verse to make my own birth announcements for my son. He was a good gift from the Father. Now...
Songs of Joy
Psalm 126:6: “He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.” When my mother died two years ago, I asked God to allow me to lead hundreds or thousands to the Lord. A few weeks later, my only child unexpectedly...
Hope and Comfort for Every Season
Cec Murphey has a talent for being down-to-earth and transparent. He has lived up to his reputation in this gift book. Cec has made the book of Ecclesiastes come alive with examples from his life and through his humble prayers. In a gentle way, he helps the readers...
