"When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps." Proverbs 16:7-9, ESV This past weekend was my birthday.  I don’t tend to love birthdays. Never have. Pollyanna over here has always seen them as a marker of another year gone by where I haven't gotten to where I hoped to be. By 12, I was already pani

" And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh." Matthew 2:9b-11, ESV Pop quiz: how many wisemen visited Jesus at his birth? ...the Bible d

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord." Jeremiah 17:7 It struck me the other day how utterly dependent...

" And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the...