Holding Hands For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand;  it is I who say to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ -- Isaiah 41:13 She reached for my hand and, as I finished giving her the medicine, she gripped it...

Taking on Another's Identity “If you ask for anything in my name, I will do it.” --John 14:14 Identity. Today, the word has become a fearsome thing. We're told to be 'on guard'. There are those seeking to steal our personal...

The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made...

"...wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace." James...

"(So then) with my mind I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin." Romans 7:25b It's called St. Paul's 'inner conflict' and, for Lutherans, it is highlighted by Martin Luther as "simul justus...

"And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, the...

Jesus, Remember Me “Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’’ Luke 23:42-43 Boarding a city transit bus, I thanked...

"The 3 R's" - Deaconess Bev Lund "In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us" 2 Corinthians 5:19 “School days, school days,...

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 We don’t always realize how important it is to raise our child in the way of the Lord from birth. When my children...