Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 5:24am
“After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky?
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 5:05am
“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.” Matthew 13:47
With every trip to Haiti and every minute spent looking at photos the question arises “what will it be like in Heaven?” Will it be more like Nebraska or Haiti? Will I even care? When that time comes I will probably not care and probably will not recall all the worldly questions that were asked throughout my lifetime.
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 4:58am
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:4-6
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:17am
“The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,” Nahum 1:7
Tonight was men’s choir practice and we breezed through “Leaning on the everlasting arms” and memories of Christian friends in Haiti came flooding back into vacant spaces that were not filled with the minutia that this world poured in today.
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:12am
“Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.” Psalm 107:4-6
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 5:21am
“…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31
When you hear the word ‘courage’ what picture comes into your mind? Often we may think about soldiers, policemen and fireman; people who risk their lives to defend or protect us. Is real courage restricted so such acts of heroism that they perform?
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:20am
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.” Isaiah 55:1-2
