For You By Richard Boll 7/6/24 (1 Chronicles 4:9.10) It’s been awhile since I’ve hurt like that. How could I ever forget, The pain I put you through? You died for me, will I die for you?. I saw your anguish in the garden. I watched you weep at the tomb. Death that day had…

2 Kings 4:1-7  (RLB 2/22/24) Her days were hard, and nights so lonely.Her sons were now, her one and only.Her husband gone, only his debt remains.Creditors threaten, slaving her sons in chains.She asked for help from the man of God.“Use what you have,” he said with a nod.But all she had, was a flask of…

Judges 20:18,19 5/4/24 RLB Our strength is not based on numbers, how much we make or reside.Our thoughts can deceive us, from all the comfort these things provide.Remember God knows our flaws and weakness. He sees our every attempt.Leaving Him out of anything we do or did, is treating God with contempt. Our strength is…

4/8/24 RLB Moses was a man used by God to rescue His people from slavery.Eleven days turned into 40 years for not relying on God’s bravery.God promised a childless man, Abraham, “You will be a great nation.”His wife laughed and thought, ”God doesn’t know our situation!” Their royal arrival and growth in Egypt went from…

Heroes and Horses 3/8/24 RLB – A February 28, 2008 Dedication to my heroes: Mary, Ron, Jackie and Al Plunged to the bottom of the lake with absolutely no way out.All efforts exhausted, no escape, “Help!” I cried with a shout.Then I thought, “No one heard my cry. I am here cutting all alone.This hopeless…

Sacred Offering(Exodus 30:11-16 RLB 2/10/24) What offering will I bring to the Lord?The whole building or a single board?Does the offering size matter at all?Why does the greatest seem so small? These are some questions I ask myself.So I pulled my Bible down off that shelf!The answers are there and can be found.Some of the…

When you find a friend who loves the Lord, you’ve found a friend indeed!God’s love binds you two together, a force greater than all needs.Nothing separates this friendship, not extended silence, long miles or scar.For God plants Himself in both your hearts, like a bright shining  star. This is not true of every friendship, or…

(Acts 10:1-48) RLB 12/1/23 The room was filled, with his family and friends.A Gentile people, which every Jew offends.We were wondering why, we were even there.And started questioning, Peter’s visionary prayer. We do not belong, in this uncomfortable scene!These people are Gentiles, considered unclean.But Peter assured us, that God told him to come.After following these…

The Resurrection (Acts 4:32-37) RLB 11/14/23 No greater event in all of History’s reflection,Even comes close to Jesus Christ’s resurrection.Just think, if every event were condensed into one,It would pale in comparison with God raising His Son. For that event was not just for Jesus, you see.It was for all of mankind. For you and…

Escape the Flames (Acts 3:1-11) RLB 11/9/13 We left early that afternoon, just so we would not be late.For the prayer service that day, beyond the temple’s gate.Approaching the Beautiful gate, a beggar asked for money.We looked at him intently, saw his condition was not funny. We commanded, “Look at us!” The lame man eagerly…