Monthly Archives: August 2020

The word for “refuge” in the Psalms Is sometimes rendered “a high tower.” Phillips notes David was no stranger to trouble. He had spent most of his youth and early manhood hiding in the hills, forests, wastelands, He even hid … Continue reading →

He came walking, not running, not riding on the wings of the wind, but walking deliberately, as one slow to anger, teaching us, when we are ever much provoked, teaching not to be hot nor hasty, but to speak kindly … Continue reading →

By shrinking we’re gaining, by losing ourself we’re gaining Himself “He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me; because He delighted in me.” Psa. 18:19 AND what is this “large place”? What can it be but … Continue reading →

Pain can hit in on us Pain approaches us On a number of plains. You isolate and focus in one area, trying to tackle a solution, and a new area or multiple arenas of trauma and stress clobber our peace. … Continue reading →

Consider it a sheer gift of joy, when tests and challenges come at us from all sides. We know that under pressure, our faith-life is forced into the open And shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out … Continue reading →

We see Jesus on the Cross! How can this be our deliverer? We hear the promises to Joseph and his dreams But than Joseph is falsely accused and bound in chains in a prison in Egypt! We read of Paul’s … Continue reading →

Consider it a sheer gift of joy, when tests and challenges come at us from all sides. We know that under pressure, our faith-life is forced into the open And shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out … Continue reading →

We feel internal resistance from fatigue, weakness and disappointment We feel the pressure of outer resistance from critics, ridicule and opposition To “be steadfast and immovable” 1 Cor. 15:58 means to be “settled, firm, letting nothing shake our faith or … Continue reading →

Are we freaked at the presidential race? Voters on both sides of the aisle are terrified of the proposition of the candidate from the other party taking office, Is this year’s election one of the most polarizing in history. The … Continue reading →

“The prudent ignores an insult.” Proverbs 12:16 Fools have short fusesThey explode all too quickly;the prudent quietly shrug off insults. Proverbs 12:16 the message A fool is quick-tempered,A wise person stays calm when insulted. A fool’s wrath is quickly and … Continue reading →