Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 3:40am
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” John 15:18-19
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 4:48am
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 5:36am
“but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14 NIV
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 4:59am
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13
For the past few years, it has become difficult to remember names. Do any of you happen to recognize the young boy holding the chair in the attached photo? He attends the Lutheran school in Cap Haitian and your gift to Trinity/HOPE might be providing his noon meal. Do you remember his name?
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
Submitted by Jay Brinkmeyer on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 5:13am
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
