Author Archives: Jody Neufeld
Take a Step
Our LORD, how long must I beg for your help before you listen? How long before you save us from all this violence? … But you can’t stand sin or wrong. So don’t sit by in silence while they gobble … Continue reading
The Word of the Lord
Jesus said to them, “While I was still with you, I told you that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Books of the Prophets, and in the Psalms had to happen.” Then he helped them understand … Continue reading
My Offering
You embarrass me by offering worthless food on my altar. Then you ask, “How have we embarrassed you?” You have done it by saying, “What’s so great about the LORD’s altar?” But isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are … Continue reading
Keep My Lamp Trimmed and Burning
So be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely. Use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times. So do not be foolish but learn what … Continue reading
My Life, My Race, His Promise, Our Goal
As soon as the meal was finished, he insisted that the disciples get in the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he dismissed the people. With the crowd dispersed, he climbed the mountain so he could … Continue reading
My Life, My Race, His Promise
I have fought well. I have finished the race, and I have been faithful.    2 Timothy 4:7 (CEV) These are well-known words of Scripture. I didn’t always know the context of the words. It is thought that this … Continue reading
We need heroes
I watched a 60 Minutes story last night that was an update on the 2010 Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Salvatore Giunta. Sgt Giunta was awarded the Medal for his bravery in an ambush while stationed in Afghanistan, in which … Continue reading
Is it?
Just as parents are kind to their children, the LORD is kind to all who worship him, because he knows we are made of dust. We humans are like grass or wild flowers that quickly bloom. But a scorching wind … Continue reading
God Gets All the Praise
The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of … Continue reading
Tornadoes, Wildfires, and…what next?
You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap [their] hands. Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will … Continue reading