Author Archives: Jody Neufeld
Be There or…?
[reprinted from February 4, 2010] And YHWH said to Moses, “Go up into the mountain and wait [literally ‘be there’] . . . Exodus 24:12 (HN) — Henry Neufeld When I was in the Air Force we frequently heard the saying … Continue reading
I’ve Got Something to Trade
“Those whose lives have had the deepest spiritual impact in the world are those who have suffered. In God’s mysterious providence, the Cross and the crown, suffering and glory, are linked.†– Elisabeth Elliot from The Path of Loneliness Therefore … Continue reading
Kindness: All the Way to the End
[reprinted from 2/1/2010] – Henry Neufeld 6As for me, I am already being poured out on the altar, and the time of my death has come upon me. 7I have completed the great race. I have finished the course. I … Continue reading
THAT is Why
Lectionary texts: Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When … Continue reading
God’s Warnings – Blessings
Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. Â Â Â 1 Corinthians 10:11 (HCSB) Have you received a warning from God lately? … Continue reading
The Road Not Taken
– Robert Frost (1916) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the … Continue reading
Shelter in the Storms
The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.      Psalm 23:1-2 (HCSB) Why does God allow thunderclouds and disasters in my … Continue reading
Hope: Has Arrived!
[reprinted from January 26, 2010] — Henry Neufeld And God saw everything he had made, and it was very good! There was evening, there was morning, a sixth day. — Genesis 1:31 (HN) Sometimes when things are going bad, as … Continue reading
God is My All
…yet for us there is one God, the Father. All things are from Him, and we exist for Him. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things are through Him, and we exist through Him. Â Â Â Â … Continue reading
No Worry – Choose Trust
Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.   Psalm 37:5 (NLT) Psalm 37 is full of “do’s†and “don’t’sâ€. If you haven’t read it this week, take five minutes and read it … Continue reading