A TEAR SOAKED PILLOW
Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible. The psalmist gives a prophetic glimpse of His tears in Psalm 6. Have you ever felt like …
DEAD OF WINTER
January is fading at last, this long cold winter that confronts us after the joy of Christmas, a hurdle to be conquered. Tomorrow we will …
SOMETIME AFTER MIDNIGHT
The disciples must have been beyond exhaustion. After helping Jesus feed thousands with a miraculous picnic on the shores of Galilee, they set out in …
THE POWER OF THANKSGIVING
Some 2800 years ago, long before the Pilgrims landed in America, a very nervous King Jehoshaphat found himself in the temple of the Lord, pleading …
AWAKE WITH PSALM 63
Something woke me at 3 AM today, and I struggled to get back to sleep, as I sometimes do. Thoughts and concerns tumbled through my …
THOSE BONES
Whatever on earth was God telling Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones? Now here, in chapter 37, is a strange sight – dry lifeless …
STAND, NEW JERUSALEM
“I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud …
SPOOKING IN PLACE
I just learned something new about horses from a friend who is an avid horsewoman. She told me that these beautiful animals are trained to …
I WONDER AS I WANDER
Maybe you have heard the beautiful old Appalachian carol, “I Wonder as I Wander”, rediscovered by John Jacob Niles in about 1932. It is said …