“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (John 6:9 NIV)For over twenty years I served as a counselor of children. People ask me how I could listen to the sad trials of small children all day. When you...
"How are you?" "I'm fine, thanks!"We've all engaged in this social greeting formula — even with complete strangers. I did last week while hiking along the river. I came across two fishermen standing in the water. On noticing me, one greeted me cheerfully, saying,...
"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." (Ephesians 3:20 NLT) Through my years, I've acquired surprising spiritual lessons through mundane events. Here, I'll share how a...
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3 NIV)"I need this thing …". So begins the customer's request upon arrival at the hardware store. My husband, the employee, must next discern what is needed....
"She came up behind [Jesus] and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped." (Luke 8:44 NIV)Do you prefer to remain unnoticed in public settings? I do. It feels safer. There's less risk of experiencing humiliation. Yet, one desperate woman...
"Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:20 NIV)One day, as the tale goes, an atheist hiker encountered a formidable grizzly bear slinking towards him. Terrified, the hiker broke into a run and...
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12 NIV)One Sunday morning, just after I arrived at church, a young lady came in and sat in a pew near the front. I saw that she was deeply...