Loving the Father

Loving the Father

I was sitting at my computer desk, working on an important deadline one day when, from out of nowhere, my teenage son came up behind me and hugged me around my neck. Supposing that to be his way of telling me he needed something from me, I said, “What was that for?”...
Shaken

Shaken

After the major earthquakes in Nepal in 2015, I was thinking about the tremendous impact earthquakes have.  I recalled something a friend of mine who had been in an earthquake told me. She said, “The worst thing about an earthquake is that feeling that the earth...
For Those Who Have “No One”

For Those Who Have “No One”

In John chapter 5 we read about the Pool of Bethesda where miraculous healings took place. There were dozens (perhaps even hundreds) of sick and afflicted people who sat around the pool waiting for the waters to be stirred by an angel of God. As the story goes, the...
A Thief Called WORRY

A Thief Called WORRY

Have you ever left your house and your spouse says, “Did you remember to turn off the stove” and you reply, “Yes.” But, then they say, “Are you SURE you turned off the stove?” So, you begin to think back, and you can’t actually see a picture in your mind of yourself...
Call It the Way You See It?

Call It the Way You See It?

I’ve heard people brag about their ability to be REALISTIC by saying, “I just call things the way I see them.” Now, why would somebody brag about something like that? It takes no special ability, insight or talent to “call things the way you see them.” It takes no...
The Greatest Thing Your Legs Will Do

The Greatest Thing Your Legs Will Do

Tim Steele was a close friend of mine for many years. Tim was no different from my other friends, except for one thing… he had spent all of his life in a wheelchair due to Cerebral Palsy. As a child, Tim had been told that he would most likely die by the age of 20 due...
You’re Just Gonna Have to Forget About That!

You’re Just Gonna Have to Forget About That!

My dog, Archie, and I were returning home from our walk one morning and, as usual, Archie was pulling on his leash trying to get out ahead of me. Suddenly, without any warning, he took a detour from the pathway as if being pulled by an unseen force. Actually, it...
The Voice of Our Enemy

The Voice of Our Enemy

In the late summer of 2015 I found a baby dove during my morning prayer walk, and decided to take him home and care for him. Raising an orphaned baby dove in a house with 2 bird-eating cats was an interesting challenge. The baby dove was sitting in a basket next to my...
Being LOVED vs. Being PLEASING

Being LOVED vs. Being PLEASING

Matthew 3:17 (NIV) (God speaking of Jesus at His Baptism) And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I LOVE; with him I am well PLEASED.” Matthew 17:5 (NIV) (God speaking of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration) “This is my Son, whom I LOVE; with him I am...
What Does the Word “DIE” Mean?

What Does the Word “DIE” Mean?

God has a different definition for the word “DIE” than we do. He told Adam and Eve that if they ate of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil that they would “surely DIE.” We think DIE means when the heart stops beating, the brain stops sending and receiving nerve...