Recently, a fellow resident shared her story. In 1989, Dorothy's husband of 42 years suddenly died from a massive heart attack, just two weeks before they were to leave on a planned cruise. Her son, John, who lived nearby, was very concerned about her loneliness. He...
"In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain.’” (Psalms 11:1 NIV)We all have something very strongly in common with David: We all have problems!When we have problems, what should we do?In Psalms 11:1, David offers us two...
"Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned...
"Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 NIV)My dad has always been an extremely important and special person in my life and I love him very much. He wasn’t always the perfect father, naturally – none of us are – but...
"For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.”...
No matter how often we’re told otherwise, it’s easy to slip back into the thinking that God only loves us if we do a really, really good job of loving him back.All the time.‘If we’re really bad,’ we think, ‘he won’t forgive us.’ ‘If we miss the mark, have an off...
"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone." (Genesis 2:18a KJV)From the earliest record that we have, it is plainly shown that we have been created with a need for companionship. With that need comes a responsibility to meet that need with...
