"Oh Mommy, why did this happen to me, and how long will it last?" These were four-year-old Ade's words when she caught the flu this winter. She was confused as to how she got sick and was concerned as to how long she was going to be feeling so awful.My heart went out...
Peter, a young university student was adventurous. He had an ambition to one day climb the highest mountain in his continent. Many of his friends, fellow students and even his family discouraged him. The general comments were; It is dangerous, it is impossible to...
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love."(1 John 4:18 NASB) It was a morning in March here in the mountains of my home. The weather forecast had called for another 5...
"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."(Psalm 18:2 ESV) "He said, 'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.'" (2 Samuel 22:2 ESV) I had a...
"For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up."(Ecclesiastes 4:10 ESV) "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will...
"So we say with confidence, 'The LORD is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?'" (Hebrews 13:6 NIV) One is three and a half, the other one is one and a half and they certainly know how to get themselves into a jam. Every day I hear those...
White, puffy clouds billowed like fluffy mounds of whipped cream at my feet. At my feet? Yes, I was looking down on the banks of clouds from my window seat in the airplane. Seeing fluffy white clouds below with brilliant blue sky above is always a mind-bending...