Author Archives: mlcoffice

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 This week I’ve been rereading the four accounts … Continue reading →

…this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Luke 23:52 Today is Good Friday. I awoke to a grey, cold morning where the sky was leaden and colorless, where outside nothing seemed to move among the … Continue reading →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” … Continue reading →

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. Psalm 119:2 God loves because His nature is love. He doesn’t love in the abstract as do philosophers their ideas, dreamers their dreams and perhaps … Continue reading →

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1 I’ve had my head in the clouds! For months the winter cloud formations have been spectacular. Every morning I attempt to write an … Continue reading →

The Lord will keep you from all harm— He will watch over your life; Psalm 121:7 I’ve been gone for a while. I’ve taken a lengthy break from writing to seek what the Lord would have of me. Is it … Continue reading →

…that He gave His only begotten Son… John 3:16 I’ve watched quite a few Hallmark movies recently. Mostly they’re as light and fluffy as marshmallow cream but they help lull me to sleep more easily. I’ve even recorded some so … Continue reading →

My daughter-in-law is one of those people who loves all the Christmas music. She plays it in her home and in the car constantly because she gets great joy from listening to it. However, by this time in the season, … Continue reading →

And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night. Luke 2:8 Advent is a season of seeming paradoxes of both waiting and watching. Christians await the birth of the Savior in just a … Continue reading →

O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel. Sunday began this year’s Advent season which traditionally includes the … Continue reading →