Wherever you are, whatever you’re going through… "The LORD bless you        and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you        and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you        and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26 (New International Version)

The following instructions from King David to his son, Solomon, are recorded in 1 Chronicles 28:9, using the Amplified Bible: NOTE: As I’ve explained about the Amplified Bible before, the words in brackets are inserted to help us better understand the meaning of the original text. I added the italicized words below just for emphasis […]

This is the second installment of the March 2006 audio series, providing another look at God’s "good" nature based on Matthew 9:35-36 (New Century Version): Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom, and healing all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. When he saw […]

The Peace in the Storm e-newsletter remains officially on hiatus, but I do have a new one-month series of short audio messages that debuts today. On each Tuesday during the month of March, check in for a new five-minute message (approximately) that you can listen to here or download to your MP3 player of choice. […]

This time of year is often one of reflection on the past, evaluation of the present, and planning for the future. Our jobs, relationships, finances and other elements of our worldly lives are typically the subject of those activities – and rightfully so. However, we would do well to address our spiritual lives, too. As […]

The scheduled installment of PITS never arrived last week, in case you didn’t notice, and I apologize. We were traveling back from Portugal on Tuesday, and while I had intended to send out an email when we returned home, it didn’t work out that way. This week’s message comes straight from the Bible, with no […]

This week’s edition of Peace in the Storm is based on a Bible verse that I encountered a few days ago: Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person. (Ecclesiastes 12:13 – New Living Translation) Those are among the final words of the book […]

As humans, we don’t often think about what we can’t see, hear, taste, touch or feel in our immediate surroundings. We evaluate what our senses detect, do our own reasoning, and come to our own conclusions. “That’s the way this is.” “That’s the way that is.” “This is what would make things better.” It all […]

This week’s message is simple, yet critical, to experiencing lasting peace. The words come from Jesus: "Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul. But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness. Make sure that the light you think you have is […]

Do you know what it feels like to be utterly helpless? It’s the feeling of a newborn baby that finds himself in a foreign world, unable to help himself in any way. All he can do is cry and hope that someone cares enough to hold him, or feed him, or change him. He can’t […]