Road trip

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalms 23:1 NASB As a child, my family would take road trips; to visit grandparents in Portland, Oregon, or to summer camp at Crescent Lake. One Saturday in 1961, we took a winter day trip from Klamath Falls, Oregon to snowy...

Finish strong. Start strong.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize?  Run in such a way that you may win. 1 Corinthians 9:24 NASB How you finish 2019 affects how you start 2020. Do these three things this week and you can finish well the marathon of...

Bring what you have

  When they (the Magi) saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. ...

Dark alleys and barking dogs

  I am pursued by enemies all day long and well into the night.  This I know: You are for me!  Psalm 56:9 BLT1 It was dark in the early mornings when I started my paper route in the small town of Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Papers would be delivered to our door in a...

Make Christmas Better

  I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.  Galatians 2:20 NASB This verse speaks truth while...

Common Ground

What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you?  Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come because you want your own way…  James 4:1 (hybrid of NASB and MSG) A great friend and I were talking the other day.  Matt is from Denver and I’m in...