"Lord, take my hand and lead me, Upon life's way; Direct, protect, and feed me, From day to day. Without Your grace and favor, I go astray; So take my hand, O Savior, And lead the way."Lord, when the tempest rages, I need not fear, For You, the Rock of Ages, Are...
How do we know what we ought to do? Where do our direction and strength come from?"Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalm 121:1b-2 NIV)A friend once wrote me about how God helps her to know what she ought to...
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." (Psalm 23:6 NIV)I have experienced the truth of this verse so many times. So often I find myself wanting to be with my heavenly Father. He is my...
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)I was a Sophomore in High School and I dreamed of being a football star. During...
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." (1 John 4:7 NIV)“Ow, ow, ow, ow, OW!” I had just woken up and when I sat up I could feel my whole body hurting. My ankles were aching. My...
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" (Is. 31:21 NIV)We began this series on Monday with a story of how, as a student teacher, I learned to love and respect my students, and this...
On Friday I told the story of how I spent two years with my back turned on my God-given calling to be a teacher. True, it wasn't totally within my control, as my wife was attending university in Tucson, AZ, and I couldn't get a job teaching French. And God is good,...