This verse came alive for me when my friend Mike Anderson made the following statement: "Sometimes the covenant of the Lord is released to you through others coming to your aid." At the time Mike and his wife were missionaries in Jamaica. The statement was made on the...
The works of Your fingers, Lord,Your handiwork, blazes a trail of Your PresenceSpoken in the sky. Even with this absence of audible speech,No being in heaven or earthCan fail to hear Your voice,Or read Your lips,As you speak to the farthest cornerOf the...
In his early days he (Moody) was a great hustler; he had a tremendous desire to do something, but he had no real power. He worked very largely in the energy of the flesh.But there were two humble Free Methodist women who used to come over to his meetings in the...
Sad to say, I understand. Once, for example,' I was spending the night in a crumbling high-rise in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A friend and I had ascended to our room on the top floor in a tiny, creaking elevator. From our window I saw slums spreading far beneath me, and I...
It started with the tears;Like something, some One, had hold of meStronger than any Force I’d ever felt,Yet, strangely gentle. I knew they were having supper in an upstairs room.John had told my brotherI ran from my place, with the bottle in my hand.I ran straight to...
The Pocket Parrot. Also known as a Miniature Parrot, or by its official name: Parrotlet. This smallest member of the parrot family was also the newest member of our family. The little guy measured about 4 inches in length, from "stem to stern", or in bird talk, from...
The missiles fly across the screen,The air raid sirens squeal.We hear the blast, we see the smoke;It almost seems surreal.Mere words cannot express theDeep emotions that I feel.Lord Jesus, please come soon.By land, by air, by sea they goTo set a nation free.To make...