“Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.” (Psalm 5:1-2 NIV)I love this verse. It shows me that David spent time talking with his Heavenly Father. And if David, a man loved by God’s own heart...
It was the end of the school year, and my colleagues from Grade 4 were briefing me on the students I would be receiving the following year. “It’s a difficult class,” they said. “Not at all like the great class you have now!”I had to chuckle. They had forgotten that...
“My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you." (Proverbs 3:1-2 NASB)It was a hard decision to leave my grade 2 classroom in northern Ontario and move to warmer...
On Friday, we saw how God opened the doors for a Bible club in an elementary public school; and how by letting God be in charge, that Bible club went on to draw many to God's kingdom. Unfortunately, however, the principal who had allowed the bible club in the first...
"For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." (Isaiah 41:13 NIV) As I answered my ringing telephone, I heard a distressed sob as my daughter pleaded, “Can you come up to the house to help me,...
"So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up." (Galatians 6:9 NLT)I still remember the day we brought the little boy of seven into our home. His innocent look, skinny features and watery...
"Then he prayed, 'O Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.'" - Genesis 24:12In 1956, Ken Taylor, a graduate of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, was the director of Moody Press. During this time, his...
