"I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2 NIV)"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." (Ephesians 1:11 NIV)When we are...
My family has issues with eyesight. All of us wear glasses or contact lenses of some sort, and some have had cataract surgery. My mother has glaucoma and other eye issues, which makes life difficult, although she manages to get around by familiarity with her...
"Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited...
Rome. It is called "wondrous" by adults. But to my 7 year-old mind, it was out of this world. I had already come to this conclusion long before we saw him. He only solidified in my mind that there was nowhere as wonderful as Rome… We had just entered one of the many...
I once took a class in black and white photography at a local art school, our first assignment being to take interesting photos to develop in the school photo lab. I spent happy hours photographing the Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa, and the lovely sculptural art...
"So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, If you abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.' They answered Him, 'We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that...
"So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And [Eli] said, 'It is the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him.'" (1 Samuel 3:18 ESV)This devotion pairs with this weekend's Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at lutheranhour.org.Tom White was twelve...