(Written as Canada was slowly emerging from COVID lockdown...)I hugged my daughter yesterday for the first time in over three months. It was a long hug! We have always hugged whenever we say goodbye, and it has felt strange not being able to do that for all that time....
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV) "What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans...
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalms 23:4 NIV) Have you ever taken the time to truly meditate upon these words? We’re all pretty familiar with “dark valleys” of...
I’m not sure what is scarier: A diagnosis of cancer, heart failure or…Alzheimer’s! I’ve never had the former two diagnoses, but I can tell you that the word “Alzheimer’s” from the lips of your geriatric specialist fills your heart with never-before-fathomed dread…And...
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippines 4:13 ESV)"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self control." (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)I am quite comfortable. I like where I am. But evidently God isn't happy with me where I...
Maybe it’s in the name. I don’t know. But even the thought of visiting a ghost town sends shivers through my veins. No, I don’t believe in ghosts, and no, I don’t believe ghost towns are haunted by their former inhabitants. Nonetheless, just looking at those abandoned...
I was in a particularly difficult time in my life. Though I called on God, He did not seem to be listening. Or, if He was listening, He seemed to have failed to respond to my weary, weak, and broken pleas. My days were cold, dry, and barren, and truthfully, I saw...