Studying for the test

Summer is almost here with graduations and weddings filling our weekend calendars. School will be winding down soon. I see the buses out and about on field trips. I was remembering our own days with school age children this morning when I read this passage from 2 Corinthians. Paul says in Chapter 13:5: “Examine yourselves…

Down in the valley….

In my morning devotions, today’s meditation and prayer in one of the books I am using* is based on the story of Gideon in Judges 7. He is facing a large army with a small number of soldiers. The lesson is that it will be God’s victory, not the power of the army. The encouragement…