My soul shall be sated as with choice food, with joyous lips my mouth shall praise you! — Psalm 63:5

Beer is a biblical beverage. In fact there are three beers mentioned by name in the Old Testament:

We need to know He hears us. And, when whispered pleas for mercy seem to go unanswered, we wonder if we should even keep praying.  How do we know if the answer is “no” or “not yet.”  It’s all very confusing until we pick up His Word and let Him speak.

Before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah… – Genesis 24:45 HCSB

It’s hard for us to fathom…that He has answered our prayer before we have even finished praying it.  Time is so different for Him.  He is not overwhelmed by the ticking of the clock.

He feels no panic at the passing of years.

The nature of our request or need doesn’t matter.  In Him, it has already been answered.  Maybe the answer is “yes”…maybe not.  But, we don’t need to feel ignored.  The silence, instead, is an indication that there is nothing that needs…

This article comes via our old friend John Galtat ‘YouViewed/Editorial’ blog.

I read it last week, but had too much else going on to address it properly. However, today is as good (or bad, I suppose) a day as any to look at the ugly truth.

The first half of the article (the BAD news) is that our unemployment is actually ….really, reallybad. We’ve covered that before, and there’s not all that much new there. So, I am going to go straight to the “even WORSE” news.

By Mort Zuckerman at usnews.com:

“Bad News, or even WORSE News….?”

It’s time to adjust the gambit that people in all situations commonly use when reporting results to a supervisor: “What do you want first, the good news or the bad?” The formula that more aptly applies to the latest indicator of America’s economic predicament is: “What do…

Psalm 17 : 6 – 8
NKJV

I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; 6 Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, 7 O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; 8 Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

THOUGHTS :

From the time I was a little girl, I have wanted to be loved, to be adored, to be

“the apple of someone’s eye ”

, to be special, chosen — age brings wisdom and I now know that I was the

“the apple of God’s eye ”

long before I could speak the words. He drew me to him so that I yearned for his saving grace at the tender age of 9. His protection, His…