Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24) Three weeks ago, my employer implemented a COVID-19 Reduction In Force (RIF) with 699 permanent terminations and furloughs of bright, talented, intelligent people that would have never been let go, outside of a global pandemic. 99 of those individuals …
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46: 1-3) The devil loves to steal our joy and …
He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. (Isaiah 26:5) Last weekend, I witnessed, firsthand, the empty streets of Savannah. Today, I caught a glimpse of the larger world outside my fair city, and what I saw …
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. (Psalm 24:1) There is never a day when I don’t value the presence of God in my life, but times of crisis magnify His greatness all the more. With all the uncertainty in the world right now, I …
The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. (Psalm 24:1) Certain events shape our lives by affecting the way we perceive the universe and our existence in it. In my lifetime, I will always remember the day that Ronald Reagan was shot, watching the Twin Towers …
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) Never, in my lifetime, have I witnessed such global panic as is evidenced in the world right now. With the emergence of the coronavirus over the past few months, we’ve seen …
“The Lord gives His people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.” (Psalm 29:11) The opposite of peace is stress, not war. Most of us will, thankfully, never experience the ravages of war, but many of us will be decimated by stress. We sense it in our minds, reflect it on our bodies, and digest …
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. (Romans 1:16) I was privileged to attend a Volunteer Appreciation Banquet last Friday, sponsored by the Salvation Army of Savannah. While the food was tasty, …
Certainly, the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor. (Psalm 11:7) This past weekend, I was privileged to join a small group of volunteers from my workplace for a tour of the new Goodwill of Southeast Georgia’s Opportunity Center. The Center’s Mission Compliance and Advancement Coordinator guided us through …
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. (Psalm 91: 11-12) I’m a firm believer in guardian angels, and this week served to validate that assertion further. Seven minutes …