Author: Deb Herrold

Matthew 23:4 They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. Back in Jesus time on earth the Jewish leaders, the Pharisees, would constantly create new rules and laws for the people to follow. They would saddle the people with these many laws and demand the people follow them […]

James 4:10 Be humble in the Lord’s presence, and he will honor you. Someone I knew years ago was very boisterous. When we would go out he would have to have all the attention and be in control of the conversation. It was difficult to be in that atmosphere. You could not enjoy the thoughts, […]

Colossians 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, The greatest miracle that ever was is Jesus Christ coming into our world. If you lived in a world of paradise with a huge home, no hate, no evil, beautiful flowers and colors, a river like crystal flowing nearby and you were […]

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. The first thing we are told here by the Lord is that as children of the Lord, […]

James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. The wonderful thing about God is that He is always on duty. You will not find a “Closed” sign on His door or reach an answering machine at the end of […]

Village Voices January 25, 2026 You may have read, seen, and/or heard about Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a couple Sundays ago a mob of anti-ICE protesters swarmed the building and some of the agitators overtook the pulpit while others engaged in various combative and profane chants, insulting the worshipers and causing them […]

Galatians 6:8 If you follow your selfish desires, you will harvest destruction, but if you follow the Spirit, you will harvest eternal life. It truly is amazing how different the ways of God are verses the ways of the world. We are reminded that those two ways are not only extremely different, but maybe even exactly […]

Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Though this statement from the Lord was directed to Isaiah, it was not a personal directive to Isaiah. This statement or request from God goes […]