Jesus and His disciples are out on the Sea of Galilee in a small boat. Jesus, exhausted, is asleep in the back of the boat when a storm to beat all storms arises. Jesus awoke to their cries: "Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” (Matthew 8:25 NLT). He rebukedd the...
How do we truly trust in the loving care of our Heavenly Father when things appear to be falling apart?
Has your world been turned up-side-down? Are you handicapped by your fear?
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love."(1 John 4:18 NASB) It was a morning in March here in the mountains of my home. The weather forecast had called for another 5...
We all tend to talk to God when we’re afraid… But what about the rest of the time?
“Doctor’s say men over 45 shouldn’t shovel snow because of an increased risk of heart attack,” the morning news droned from the television. “Well that’s not good to hear,” I said. I looked outside at a foot of freshly fallen snow as I put on my coat. I didn’t have...
When we were children, my brothers would at times try to build a floating raft, using spare boards and bits of rope. We watched many dramatic films of life and death experiences aboard life rafts, battling waves and sharks and storms, and craved those exciting...