Read 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Thought for the Day: I am responsible for my faith and actions! Pitching through the infamous “Steroid Era” of baseball, Pedro Martinez is notable for his fiery disposition, total dominance on the mound, and integrity. Listed at 5’11” and 170 lbs, Martinez was...
Read Matthew 6:1-4 Thought for the Day: Quiet faithfulness is my goal! I have a phrase I often use: “great and glorious”. It means that too often Christians draw attention to even the tiniest things they do. We are not instructed to follow Jesus by drawing attention...
Read Habakkuk 3:17-19 Thought for the Day: True faith is resilient when the road darkens! Early on in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, we are introduced to a dwarf named Gimli. A fierce warrior who comes from a long line of warriors, Gimli is no stranger...
Read 1 Samuel 1:6-8 Thought for the Day: The words of others do not need to define me. (Peninnah) taunted (Hannah) cruelly, rubbing it in and never letting her forget that God had not given her children. This went on year after year. Every time she went...
Read Mark 10:46-52 Thought for the Day: There is someone in my life who isn’t being listened to! For blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, life seemed pretty bleak. He had no steady job. He had no faithful friends. Instead, Bartimaeus was used to having people telling him...
Read Thessalonians 5:1-11 Thought for the Day: I can be an encourager to someone today. When I was a senior in high school, I was asked to teach tennis and had a student who was the worst player I coached that summer. One day when her best...
Read John 20:30-31 Thought for the Day: Do I know what the point is? As a school teacher, I have learned that every year is its own unique challenge. Even before we ever had pandemic-related school closures to deal with, we have had our share of snow...
Read Matthew 4:1-4 Thought for the Day: Peace comes from putting God first. We are most vulnerable to making poor decisions when we are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and/or Tired (“H.A.L.T.”). If we take a moment and look back at our most embarrassing actions, many of them likely...
Read Matthew 22:34-40 Thought for the Day: Good decisions are based on loving God and neighbors! One day when I was in Kindergarten, I got into the car with a family member to go out for pizza. What makes this particular outing memorable is that I was...
Read 2 Samuel 12:1-13 Thought for the Day: God is my first love! The boy who became King David loved his sheep and wrote the 23rd Psalm. He played the harp for his troubled king and defeated Goliath with a smooth stone. Early in his life, David’s...