"Thy body, given for me, O Savior, Thy blood which Thou for me didst shed. These are my life and strength forever, By them my hungry soul is fed. Lord, may Thy body and Thy blood, Be for my soul the highest good!"With Thee, Lord, I am now united; I live in Thee and...
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." (James 5:16 ESV)As Christians we bring our petitions before God. We believe our prayers are offered to a...
"And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the...
I have a small, hobby sized vegetable garden. It by no means produces a freezer filled with vegetables to last the winter, but it does provide a modest harvest that my wife and I enjoy in late summer and early fall.This year however, my little plantation is stunted....
I feel sometimes that a lot of my life has been spent in a waiting room. In my overseas travels, much time is spent waiting in airport lounges, in lineups, sitting on the plane as it idles on the tarmac, and resting during the flight. Only then, there are...
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back." (Luke 6:38 NRSV)I was going to be alone for the Easter weekend. My friend Katie...
"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." (Colossians 4:2 ESV)What power there is in knowing we can come before God and share our deepest concerns with Him. Such is the God we have and the love He has for us. In both the Old and New...