"Neither did". The rot set in on the premise that if enough fall, failure is not so bad after all. Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali all joined the "neither did" ... Read more

"all my fears". Many will think they could compete with the Psalmist in the list of their fears. But it is not how many, but how terrifying your fears are. ... Read more

"Each day has enough trouble of its own". Without our adding to it, that is. Some unnecessary troubles include everybody else’s problems, troubles that threaten to break tomorrow, dreamt-up troubles, ... Read more

"bind this line of scarlet thread in the window". It's a line that ran through the Old Testament from the time that animals were slain to provide covers of skin ... Read more

"see a man who told me all things that I ever did". Something of an exaggeration? It is unlikely that Jesus told the woman at the wellside all she had ... Read more

"Moses took the bones of Joseph with him". Moses' life, like any one of our lives, was making history. He demonstrated his belief in the prophetic last words of Joseph ... Read more

"If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it". Do you experience this? It is more than a being concerned for the plight of others – more than being ... Read more

"One thing is needful". A clean home? I've worked unceasingly since dawn this morning. A meal worthy of the occasion? I've done nothing but plan and prepare ever since I ... Read more

"Her children arise and call her blessed". We must be grateful for this epilogue in the Book of Proverbs that gives us the characteristics of a godly wife. It is ... Read more

p>"floodgates of heaven". See God’s abundance, so different from the Israelites. They had become tight-fisted, concerned that they should have enough for themselves rather than giving to the Lord. As ... Read more