So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba replied to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.” (2 Samuel 9:4)In the ups and downs of life, we often find ourselves in situations as barren as the place Mephibosheth...
Proverbs 4:23 is a favorite scripture of many Christ-followers due to its instruction to guard the heart. The heart is where your life, attitudes, and perspective originates. One translation of this scriptures says, "Above all else, guard your affect...
Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. And the peace of God [that peace...
Love is kind. (1 Corinthians 13:4, NIV)The story of David and Mephibosheth offers a vivid lesson on love containing kindness. Mephibosheth, the grandson of King Saul, had physical disabilities and could have easily faced abandonment or worse. Ho...
You're a human, not a robot.A person, not a machine.Although you may have some well-worn grooves in your brain that cause you to operate in an automatic and almost-robotic way, you retain the ability to break up the automaticity and choose.That inclu...
David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” (2 Samuel 9:1)In 2 Samuel 9:1-13, we find a remarkable story highlighting the importance of following God's standards over societal norms....
November has begun, and will be over before you know it.What's ONE thing you want to happen in your marriage before the month is over? Something that you have control of and can be a catalyst in making it happen?Mine is listening for and acknowledgin...
These images show two things:1) A man sneezing covering his sneeze. 2) The way the health department would like for the man to cover his sneeze. Although the health department labels his covers as right and wrong, in reality there’s no right nor wron...
I've spoken with two spouses this week who kept telling me what their spouse did wrong. I listened, and acknowledged the spouses have dropped the ball.When I asked the complaining spouses to look at themselves, they went right back to telling me what...
Last night I installed an electric hoist in the attic above my garage. For a couple of hours I was stepping near and around a nearly 2 ft by 4.5 ft rectangular opening almost 20 feet above my concrete garage floor.At some point after working a while,...
