"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (Philippians 4:19-20 NIV)Three-year-old Ade wanted pickles with her lunch. I found a new jar in the pantry and tried to open...
"In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps." (Proverbs 16:9 NIV)"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5 NIV)While sitting and...
We all have problems. Never a day goes by when we aren’t faced with plenty of them. Most of us have experienced the help our Heavenly Father pours out to us during such problematic times. Most of us have basked many, many times in His love. Why is it, then, that God...
Last year I told a small portion of the story of how my brush with Alzheimer’s all began; there was, however, far more to the story…I was at school preparing my classes when I was called into the principal’s office. When I arrived, we wasn’t alone. Also in the room...
"But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten." (Jeremiah 20:11 ESV) "Put on the whole armor of God,...
"In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain.’” (Psalms 11:1 NIV)We all have something very strongly in common with David: We all have problems!When we have problems, what should we do?In Psalms 11:1, David offers us two...
"Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another." (Ephesians 4:2 NIV)On Monday I told the story of how God guided me back into the classroom, by taking us out of the Arizona desert "oven", and placing us into the...