When Life is not easy God’s grace is sufficient “As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.” Psalm 119:143 NLT. My thoughts and comments today are about, “stress and distress.” You and I live in a world of unceasing and increasing stress. Stress is […]
“A man of knowledge uses words with restraint.” Proverbs 17:27 NIV Mental and emotional restraint is often the better part of discretion. My thoughts and comments today are about “restraint and discretion.” When I was a boy, I must have been too talkative. I remember an occasion when my Dad […]
“You, [Lord], desire honesty from the heart.” Psalm 51:6 NLT “Life is simplest when truth is the only option you will allow yourself.” My thoughts and comments today are about “truth and honesty.” Some years ago when I testified before the Federal Communications Commission in Washington DC in regard to […]
“You . . enlarged me when I was in distress.” Psalm 4:1 NIV “Life is not fair, but God is righteous. Life is not easy, but His grace is sufficient.” My thoughts today are about “distress.” “Life is not fair!” I have heard it said to me many times in […]
“These things happened as examples and . . warnings for us.” 1 Corinthians 10:11 NIV “History is the great tutor, teaching future generations to be wiser.” My thoughts today are about “examples and warnings.” It is often quoted in varying forms, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to […]