Weekly Blog Post

Week 12, Monday Dianne Dougharty “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (nlt) When our girls were young, we had a children’s album by Anne Murray. I guess if the fact that…

Week 11, Weekend Debbie Brunson And the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE. Ezekiel 48:35 (nkjv) The book of Ezekiel chronicles the dark, desperate days during the Babylonian captivity. The prophet Ezekiel had been snatched away from all that was familiar. He was preparing to be a priest of…

Week 11, Friday Debbie Brunson So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. Judges 6:24 (nkjv) The book of Judges describes another dark period in Israel’s history. God’s people were living in rebellion and disobedience and had turned in idolatry to the gods of the lands around them. You see a…

Week 11, Thursday Debbie Brunson And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You.” Mark 14:36 (nkjv) On a trip to Israel several years ago, my husband and I visited the market area on the busy Ben Yehuda Street after the Sabbath ended on Saturday evening. The scene was one of chaos and confusion….

Week 11, Wednesday Debbie Brunson The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Psalm 28:8 (nkjv) David wrote this psalm in the midst of civil war among the people of Israel. This mighty man of God found himself in a time of extreme crisis—domestically, nationally, financially, personally, and relationally. Absalom,…

Week 11, Tuesday Debbie Brunson The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 (nkjv) King David understood a shepherd’s life. As the youngest child in his family, David shepherded his father’s flock, a job neither honorable nor noble. In fact, this was a despised profession during David’s day. So why would the man…

Week 11, Monday Debbie Brunson In the beginning God . . . Genesis 1:1 (nkjv) Names are important. In fact, they define our relationships. I am known by many titles and names. To some, I am the pastor’s wife, a sister, a teacher, a trustee, a neighbor, or simply Mrs. Brunson. To my children, I am…

Week 10, Weekend Teresa Brown Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10 (nkjv) Yesterday my two grandsons were playing upstairs while I was busy downstairs. They were quiet so I left them alone to create a small army of LEGO soldiers. They tied yarn around their…

Week 10, Friday Teresa Brown Then the man said [to Creator God], “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:12 (nkjv) Blame is the action of placing the responsibility for one’s misery as far away from its rightful owner as possible. Adam blamed Eve…

Week 10, Thursday Teresa Brown And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves. Genesis 3:8 (nkjv) Coulda . . . woulda . . . shoulda! How many of us have expressed deep regret when our choices resulted in…