Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7It was one of those man-bites-dog stories.Only this time it was the story of a teenage girl in New Zealand who was bitten by a shark. The girl was Lydia Ward, aged 14, and the...
"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe." (Prov 29:25 NIV)One thing I have learned in life is that if we cultivate fear of any kind, it will eventually dominate us. It will become a snare to the soul and it will rob us of any...
American journalist Frank Thorp was in an area about 6 hours north of Port-au-Prince when the earthquake occurred in Haiti last Tuesday afternoon. He felt the ground shake where he was, but he assumed that it was just a small quake. He soon learned, however, that it...
John 8:36 - So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. (NRSV)On a work-related trip to the Caribbean, I opted, with five others, to visit a local maximum security male prison. I had always wanted to do this as long as I could remember, because I have...
He hopped right over to me and let me pet him. He was soft and cuddly, absolutely adorable. But most importantly, he wasn't afraid.The other wallabies in this enclosure at the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand kept their distance. A sign outside...
From a distance, it looked like a victim of last year’s hurricane. My friend Sarah, pointed. “Look at that!”, she exclaimed. I followed her finger, and saw the huge tree where half of it had been ripped off. Literally. The jagged place showed just where the wind force...
Psalm 4:8 - I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (NIV)Matthew 10:29-31 - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of...
