My community and state are still recovering from the catastrophe that struck recently. A wall of storms with hurricane force winds struck late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, blocking roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines. Hundreds of thousands of...
The Lord God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46.1So I made it to the Cape Town International Airport very early in the morning, in spite of the miserable weather. I was just excited to be going back home to my family after several...
James 4:6 He gives us more grace. NIVIt was one of those days. You know the kind I mean, one little disaster follows another until you finally reach the breaking point and you think you are just going to start screaming if one more thing goes wrong.I was minding my...
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for He gives to His beloved sleep....
Then one of the elders addressed me (John), saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?" I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and...
"For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock." (Ps 27:5 NIV)As humans beings, we all face trouble. If not daily, then at least weekly! But then, that's what Jesus warned...
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea. 2 Corinthians 11:25I wonder if Adrian Vasquez feels blessed or cursed.He might feel he is cursed because he had to bury two of his friends at...
