"The Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you." (John 14:17, NIV2)"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth." (John 16:13,...
"I am the way and the truth and the life." (John 14:6 NIV)My oldest son and I had decided to go on a camping trip to Algonquin Provincial Park in Northern Ontario, Canada. After the long drive and the time it took us to set up camp, we only had two hours before dusk;...
"The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." (Psalms 145:18, NIV)One thing that often happens when you get out in the boonies, such as on camping expeditions in the wilderness, is that you often lose all cellular reception, and thus, all...
Our first night at Algonquin Provincial Park came with some surprises. It's true that all over our campground were posted signs warning against bears. We even received a long list of the do's and don'ts of attracting bears, and anything else that could have come to...
"If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn't much to you in the first place. (Proverbs 24:10, The Message)"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes...
"Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace . . . This is your Father you are dealing with, and he...
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now...