"Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with them." (Isaiah 3:10 NKJV)Missing church on Sunday leaves a hole in my week that is difficult to patch up. A chronic illness makes this absence unavoidable at times, but I can always count on this loving message and...
"When they (Magi from the East) saw the star, they were overjoyed." (Matt 2:10, NIV2)When my oldest son left for university, we had to adjust our lifestyle; but we still had one son at home. Besides, my oldest was attending a university only two hours away. We got to...
"These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence." Hebrews 6:18 NLTHe spread the cell phone bill before her on the table. Earlier, he had perused the calls. He had his...
March 22, 2016, was a sad day in my country of birth. Three terrorists bombed the International airport in Brussels. Within the hour, another bomb exploded, this time in the Maelbeek metro station. 32 people died that day, and 340 people were injured in the attacks....
"Don't suppose for a moment, though, that God's Word has malfunctioned in some way or other. The problem goes back a long way. From the outset, not all Israelites of the flesh were Israelites of the spirit. It wasn't Abraham's sperm that gave identity here, but God's...
"And don't say anything you don't mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, 'I'll pray for you,' and never doing it, or saying, 'God be with you,' and not meaning it. You...
Sweat poured from my forehead as I shooed away mosquitoes. Through the sticky humidity, a friend, native of the island, and I pressed on through the dusty dirt country roads in the island of Mindanao, Philippines.But what was also warm yet sweet was the hug and peck...