Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]BUILDING COMMUNITY What is the difference between “community” and “club”?   “Community” is a place where the person you least want to live stays, says Henri Nouwen.  While a “club” is a place with people we want to live with.  Anyone can form a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/24/19)[:]

[:en]DIDN’T GET CREDIT? During the 1950s and 1960s, three actresses – Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr were very popular with their compelling performances.  But the one who contributed to the classic films’ successes was actually due to Marni Nexon, who dubbed the voices for each of those leading ladies.  But she was completely… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/23/19)[:]

[:en]I ‘M REALLY SCARED All of us do not want to face unwanted life events.  We are scared to have medical tests.  We are anxious waiting for the results.  We are frightened to be hospitalized.  Where can we turn for help?  Who can give us  courage and comfort?  Paul in Philippians 4:6-7 said:  “Do not… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (7/22/19)[:]

[:en]A TIME FOR EVERYTHING King Solomon was the writer of the book of Ecclesiastes.  In Ecc. 3, he wrote about “A Time for Everything”.  He addressed through a series of opposites how there is a ‘time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven’ (v. 1) “A time to be born and a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/20/19)[:]

[:en]MIGHTIER THAN ALL Iguazu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, is a spectacular waterfall system of 275 falls along 21.7 km. (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River.  Etched on a wall on the the Brazilian side of the Falls are the words of Psalm 93:4.  “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/19/19)[:]

[:en]BEYOND LABELS Many times, we allow labels to define who we are.  We see ourselves as wonderful or terrible, capable or helpless.  We also assign them to others.   But God’s grace defies labels because it is rooted in His love, not in our self-perception. The Lord  accepts us as we are.  He invites us to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/18/19)[:]

[:en]JUST LIKE DAD Children are great imitators.  They listen to  what their parents are saying.  They observe what they are doing.  And they copy their actions. Jesus is also doing exactly what the Father did – reaching out to the lost, helping the needy, and healing the sick.  He said:  “the Son can do nothing… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/17/19)[:]

[:en]DEEP ROOTS The sequoia tree is one of three species of redwwods.  It is among the world’s largest and most enduring organisms.  It can grow to 300 feet in height, weight over 2.5 million pounds (1.1 million kg), and live for 3,000 years.  Thje majestic sequoia owes much of its size and longevity to what… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/16/19)[:]

[:en]ARE YOU BEING PREPARED? David was just a shepherd boy.  But he had fought and killed a lion and a bear to save the sheep.  When Israel was challenged  to send someone to fight Goliath, he bravely volunteered to fight with him.  King Saul was reluctant to send him but David said:  “The Lord who… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/15/19)[:]

[:en]FACE TO FACE With the advance technology, the world is conncected electronically instead of physically.  We have less time together in person to share laughter and emotions with each other face to face., During the Old Testament times, people cannnot talk to God directly .  The priest acted as an intermediary between God and the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/14/19)[:]