1 Corinthians 12:18 KJV
(18)  But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
We were blessed several years ago with a minivan that we leased for a few years and then bought. It was so much fun to drive a brand new vehicle off the lot [...]

Psalms 132:8-9 KJV
(8)  Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
(9)  Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Growing up in the Behrman household there was always a sense of confidence that if something were wrong with anything around the house, Dad was not [...]

Zechariah 9:13  Judah is now my weapon, the bow I’ll pull, setting Ephraim as an arrow to the string. I’ll wake up your sons, O Zion, to counter your sons, O Greece. From now on people are my swords.” (The Message)
 During the conflict in Korea in the early 1950’s there was a great restriction on [...]

Mark1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”38 Jesus replied, “Let us go [...]

Genesis 50:19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
I love how Joseph understands his place in the grand scheme of things. His brothers, [...]

Romans 5:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,(in believing) so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(NIV)

Hope happens. It’s not something to seek after itself, but it’s more of an inevitable indicator that something else is being sought [...]

Genesis 18:32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
Just how important is the righteous life we choose in Christ? It may seem that it’s about us and [...]

Zechariah 9:12  Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
With the experience of loss there is a disabling desperation that threatens to disrupt any possibility of progress in life, with all purpose for living apparently gone forever. The passing of [...]

Ephesians 4:7  But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
:8  Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
They had put in their requests, written the ‘Santa’ letters (actually sent to a rich great uncle who [...]

Zechariah 5:3  He told me, “This book is the verdict going out worldwide against thieves and liars. The first half of the book disposes of everyone who steals; the second half takes care of everyone who lies.
:4  I launched it”–Decree of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies–”and so it will fly into the house of every thief and every liar. [...]