The Storyteller

JOY

2009-10-04T12:16:00.001-07:00

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13, NIV

Colors of Creation

2009-06-17T17:37:00.004-07:00

Do you not see? For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

Romans 1:20, NIV

GREAT GOD

2009-06-07T12:57:00.005-07:00

GREATER LOVE
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!
Psalm 139:17-18, The Life Recovery Bible

CREATION

2008-06-12T08:34:00.003-07:00

The Source of Our Joy

Let all the earth tremble before him.
The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise,
for the Lord is coming to judge the earth.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:30-34, New Living Translation

Green Pastures

2008-06-03T09:17:00.003-07:00

A Shepherd’s Love

The LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.
He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.
Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

Psalm 23, The Amplified Bible

Rebirth

2008-03-17T07:49:00.003-07:00

God's Glory

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

Psalm 19:1-5, NIV

White as Snow

2008-02-01T08:29:00.000-07:00

Forgiven

Come, let us discuss this," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will be like wool.
Isaiah 1:18 Holman Christian Standard Bible

Christmas Blessings

2007-12-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

The Light has come

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit

Romans 15:13, NIV

Heavenly Places

2007-12-05T08:42:00.001-07:00

Standing Firm

Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace, in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perserverance and petition for all the saints …”

Ephesians 6:13-18, NAS

Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11, NIV

Everlasting

2007-09-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is love

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

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New Again - Brad Paisley & Sara Evans

Finding Direction

2007-09-06T11:25:00.001-07:00

Promises Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:5-7, Amplified Bible

For he guards the course of the just
And protects the way of his faithful ones

Then you will understand what is right and just and fair – every good path

For wisdom will enter your heart,
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul
Proverbs 2:8-10, NIV

Spiritual Vision

2007-08-27T08:48:00.000-07:00

Light or Dark

Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have.

Matthew 6:22-23, The Message

Living Water

2007-05-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

Nourishment
“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak!
Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.
I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God!
He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!”

Deuteronomy 32:1-4, NLT

Comfort in the Desert

2007-05-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

Shadows

Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings

Psalm 63:7

Remember

2007-03-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

Power of the Cross

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

Colossians 2:14-14, New Living Translation

At Rest

2007-02-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

Tranquility

Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 46:10, NIV

First Light

2007-02-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Listening

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;For I trust in You;Teach me the way in which I should walk;For to You I lift up my soul.

Psalm 143:8, NASB

God's Provision

2007-01-26T15:35:00.000-07:00

Cherished

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26, NIV

THROUGH THE MIST

2006-12-29T14:45:00.000-07:00

Revelation

We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as he knows us!
1 Corinthians 13:12 The Message

Swept Away

2006-12-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Forgiven

I have swept away your sins like the morning mists.

I have scattered your offenses like the clouds.

Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free.

Isaiah 44:22 NLT

THE HARVEST

2006-11-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Blessings

"If you live by my decrees and obediently keep my commandments, I will send the rains in their seasons, the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit.

Leviticus 26:3, The Message

When trouble comes

2006-11-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

Sanctuary

For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.

Psalm 27:4-6, NLT

Rainbows

2006-10-14T11:04:00.000-07:00

The Promise

I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is a sign of my permanent promise to you and to all the earth.

When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.

Genesis 9:13, 16, NLT

Only one way

2006-10-03T08:15:00.000-07:00

Eternity

He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to."

Luke 13:24, NIV