Have you ever been defeated in the face of temptation? Have you ever run into your bedroom and locked your door with tears flowing down your face, shocked beyond belief at what you have just done? Have you ever felt so ashamed that you don't even dare approach God's...
Many of you who receive this know of my fall or sin in the last week, but the truth is 1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I have confessed my sins and have asked God to...
We had no difficulty whatsoever getting into the Bahamas. We had one passport check, we waited an hour for our luggage to arrive, and we were off! Leaving this beautiful country, however, was a completely different story!First we had the usual baggage check, after...
For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed. Lamentations 1:16The news is filled with stories of people in desperate circumstances.Many of us know...
My dog and I were witnesses to the funniest sight the other day: A squirrel, running in place!We were just recovering from a 15 cm snow fall the day, and it was -20° C. The roads hadn't been cleared yet, and anyone who's run in ankle-deep snow knows that it is...
Romans 7:22-25 - For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will...
My morning run today was a bit more challenging this usual. Recent snow covered the paved track at the local college where I like to run, making it impossible to tell where it was.As I stood staring at the whiteness, I realized I had a number of choices: I could...
