Psalm 91:5-8 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand;...

  Psalm 91:1-4 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust." 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler...

Our plan (Jim & I) was to double team some blog posts about Cultivating Joy. Two special young ladies came aboard as surprise participants, illustrating (literally) joy in the midst of adverse circumstances. Yesterday’s post by Jim highlighted faithful...

The word joy appears at least 10 times in one form or another in the book of Philippians. That is surprising, considering Paul likely wrote the letter from a Roman prison cell. Through Paul’s example we learn that joy does not depend on our circumstances, and is...

Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. To dwell means to sit and stay awhile, where you go to really feel alive. As Adam Clarke wrote, “it is here we are covered with the cloud of God’s glory - the...

2 Kings 19:1 And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. Threats come in various forms. For Hezekiah, it was a letter from an Assyrian general stating his intent to invade...