Deuteronomy 1:31 GNT And in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the way to this place, just as a father would carry his son. Often as a child, I would walk in the pasture with my dad and check the cows. During a storm, a hickory tree had toppled, but about…

1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV Therefore encourage one another and build each other up. Many years ago, when my son was in middle school, he had a rock painting art project. While it probably wasn’t exactly what the art teacher envisioned, I love it! He wrote, “Build Up! Don’t tear down.”  There is so much wisdom packed…

Isaiah 43:1 ESV I have called you by name, you are mine. One of my favorite quotes is, “How cool is it that the same God that created mountains and oceans and galaxies looked at you and thought the world needed one of you too.” This quote is recorded as unknown. That is, it’s unknown…

Does God really care about me? Matthew 10:29 NIV Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. If God cares about each sparrow (or in this case finch,) then imagine just how much more He cares for you!

St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, Festina, Iowa Zechariah 4:10 NLT Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. The little town of Festina in Northeast Iowa, has a big claim to fame – even though it is small. St. Anthony…

Matthew 18:2-3 NSV And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” I am a child. I’m too short to reach most things, especially the top shelf. I…