Genesis 49:15 - When [Issachar] sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labour. (NIV)I was quietly nursing my coffee in a local restaurant, but I couldn't help overhearing the...
"When my prayers returned to me unanswered, I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother." (Ps 35:13-14 NIV)My youngest son has always loved horses. After begging for riding lessons for four years, my wife and I finally caved. He was seven years old at the...
I love serving as a prayer warrior. I consider it a privilege to be able to partner with God by interceding for others in prayer. It is amazing how these prayers transform you. You start to care for people you haven't even met. You begin to be filled with an...
An underground ecopassageHow will the black bear get to the other side of the road? Will he use a parachute?Nah! Bears don't have parachutes!Will he run as fast as he can?Nah! He would be hit by a truck!So how WILL the black bear get to the other side of a four-lane...
I had no intentions of taking the city bus when I left for work today. I would drive. Just like always. It wasn’t until my car refused to start that I remembered how I had sputtered and prayed my way home from work the night before. My gas gauge and my pocket book...
n my walk through life, I have noticed one thing: Human reasoning is faulty and can get us into a lot of trouble.One day, decades ago, as I was walking in the Walden Galleria Mall in Buffalo, New York, I spied a juice extractor. Now I am a long-time fan of freshly...
My back door neighbor works for a company that I know would hire me lickity-split because of my customer service/call center background, so I called and made an appointment for the typing test, which I knew I would pass.I then called Robert to tell him where I was...