"And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth." --Acts 17:11 (NLT) My wife Stephanie and I just returned from a great weekend visiting my 91-year-old aunt in [...]
"You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your [...]
“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an [...]
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." --1 Peter 5:6-7 Many fairy tales feature a fair young maiden and a handsome prince, who seemingly meet one minute and marry the next. Snow White, Cinderella and [...]
"I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them." --Isaiah 42-16 (NKJV) As a blind hospital chaplain, I have seen [...]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. --Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) Have you ever gone a long way to see something, or waited a long time for an experience, only to be [...]