While in Belgium last summer, my family and I traveled to Veurne to see the famed, yearly procession of the Penitents. As Veurne is nowhere near the town where we were staying, we ended up traveling almost to the end of the coastal tram line and then taking a bus to...
"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry." (Psalm 40:1 NIV)Writing is not always easy. Sometimes I just have to wait and wait and wait. The ideas don't come. There is no motivation even though I am watching and hoping and looking for both...
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matt 11:28 - 30)While praying...
It wouldn't take much for them to take flight. They were waiting on the wind and the wind wasn't cooperating at all. So they just hung there.I tried grabbing a few and it was like I set the whole bunch free. They scattered every where.I took the ones I had in hand and...
Gardening has been one of my favorite pastimes for a number of years. As the warm temperatures of spring make their arrival, I'm always eager to plunge my hands into the dirt. My anxiousness often has its drawbacks. Many replanting notches dot my belt, but the end of...
"Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!" Psalm 27:14 How would you feel -- what would you do if you knew you had 48 hours to live?As I was researching this devotion, I tried to find out how various church leaders said they...
Mark 13:35-37 - (Jesus said) "Therefore stay awake -- for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning -- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to...