Talk to Yourself!

Psalm 42:5 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.” Do you ever talk to yourself? Now be honest! We would probably all get a good laugh if we could...

One Short Journey

Psalm 39:4 “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.” When my daughter Lauren turned ten years old, it was a milestone which made me realize once again that I’m getting older! In the...

From Blushing to Blessing

Ezra 9:6 “And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.” What does it take to embarrass you? That’s an interesting...

Prayer Changes Things

Ezra 8:21 “Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.” Each time my family and I leave the Ranch to travel,...

The Hand of God

Ezra 7:27-28 “Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem: and hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the...