I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians… Read More
Psalm 1:1-2 What will I choose today?
Every minute, every hour, and every day I get to choose–this ability and opportunity of choice is God-given. Could I ever love like that? Could I give you my constant love and attention, leave my gloriousness for a time to be confined in the shell and time of a human life for you, even suffer… Read More
Philippians 4:19-20 God’s eternal generosity
If I always have to be the giver instead of the receiver, will I be able to accept God’s eternal generosity? Philippians 4:19-20 (The Message) You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. Our God and Father abounds… Read More
Blink
“Ready for a surprise? You blink twenty-five times every minute. Each blink takes one-fifth of a second. So if you take a ten-hour automobile trip, averaging forty miles per hour, you’ll drive thirty-three miles with your eyes closed!” (Chuck Swindoll, Insight for Living, http://www.insight.org) This is the first paragraph of a July letter from Pastor… Read More
Philippians 4:17-18 Would you rather give or receive?
Do you find it easier to give than receive? I’d rather be the “have” than the “have-not.” It has something to do with pride, ego, what will others think of me, . . . I’m learning. It didn’t bother Paul to be on the receiving end. He reveled in the gifts and said “thank you.”… Read More
Philippians 4:14-16 Support
We aren’t all called to take on the challenges that Paul’s life was so full of. But we are all called on to support each other. Philippians 4:14-16 (The Message) It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles. You Philippians well know, and you can be sure I’ll never forget… Read More
Philippians 4:11-14 Gradual journey to joy
Is my joy growing? The answer to that question indicates the condition of my heart. Philippians 4:11-14 (The Message) Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little.… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 