Month: November 2016

This entry is from Ears to Hear entry by my colaborer, Christina Marandola: Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever.…

Some might think that I am considering about the verse about treasures that says,”Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in…

James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds … It would be easy for the early church to write off James as a whack job for such a comment. But Peter, Paul and others tell us similar things and offer joy as the way to live…

(1 Cor. 13:1-3) Nothing is worth doing without love.  (Phil 1:3) I thank my God every time I remember you. (Eph. 1:16) I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. Paul was a very grateful man; that is clear as you read his letters. He is also thankful for people,…

Zeph 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. The word picture of this reminds me of Jim with Emily when she was born. He was…

Romans 5:6-11You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died…

Rom 1:21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Ingratitude is a pretty big deal if it is listed as a sin! 2 Tim says that in the last days people will be ungrateful. There…

Ps 20:4  May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. There are studies that have shown that people with a thankful heart are more successful and achieve their goals more often. This is probably because they have a better attitude and are more confident which leads to higher productivity.…

Ps 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. They say it takes 21 days to make a habit and then 6 weeks to make it stick. While I have found that to be usually true, I really think it takes a commitment to a routine…