"God is our refuge and strength, an ever- present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1) She was from another country. She tried hard to communicate and fit in to the culture that was quite foreign to her. She read books to learn the language. She watched TV to study the...
Feelings are part of our carnal life and although God recognises our weaknesses and vulnerabilities, I believe He wants to lift us to higher plains. To fly like eagles believing His Word, trusting in His Word and watching the victory of His Word materialise. We are...
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5 NIV) This scripture passage tells me that as a plant cannot survive unless it remains rooted in the soil, so I cannot...
We had long ago cleared the area for a garden bed and now I was planting a new shrub in it. A strong feature of the bed was its stability. In spite of being on a steep slope and having all the rubbish cleared from the topsoil, it had not shifted or been washed away in...
"It shall be health to thy navel and refreshment to your bones." (Proverbs 3:8) .... According to Clarks commentary he says: "the fetus receives its nourishment all the time it is in the womb of the mother. It receives nothing by the mouth, nor by any other means: by...
"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’" (John 2:1-3 NIV) Jesus' first miracle...
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." (Psalm 50:15) In the Florida Keys there’s a landmark bait and tackle shop named Capt. Hook’s. It’s crammed full of fishing items and eclectic paraphernalia. Small signs dot the walls,...
My son, my daughter, my child I love you with an everlasting love. You are so precious to me. Before you were conceived in your mother's womb, I thought of you. When I wanted you to have life, I breathed life through your nostrils and you became a person, a human...
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) It was a wonderful snowy day. You could hear that wind whistling, and the lone, spindly tree just oustside the...
"Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away. And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either...