Fresh Hope

With Christians and non-Christians alike, challenging circumstances tend to turn us inward. We grit our teeth and hope the challenges end sooner rather than later. Not my dear friend Mary Whiteā€”read how her prayers took her from grim resignation to a plac ...

Watching My Step

He orders his angels to protect you wherever you go. Psalm 91:11 NLT     In December, the streets of New York City are filled with people. Tourists in colorful toboggans and scarves crowd the sidewalks as they pause to capture holiday sc ...

On the Move

You are Godā€™s buildingā€¦Surely you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you! Ā 1 CorinthiansĀ  3:9, 16 GNT   The master craftsman works, painstakingly fitting the pieces together. Having carefully chosen his tools, he wields ...

Glad Bags

  Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. 1 Pt 5:7 NLT   My mornings begin with a very large cup of coffee (so large that my family calls it a tankard) and a sit-down session with Jesus. He is my num ...

Bittersweet

Holidays have a way of highlighting the difficulties, pain, and losses in our individual lives and in the world at large. For each of you, including those affected by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, I offer my heartfelt prayers. May you experience ...

Perfect Peace

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on You! Isaiah 26:3 NLT   My friend Donna is a threat to the kingdom of darkness. The light of Christ shines so brightly from her big blue eyes that itā€™s sometimes har ...