"Elisha sent a messenger to [leprous Naaman], saying, 'Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.' But Naaman became furious, and went away and said … 'Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of...
I live in a busy, distracted society, in which many have no belief in the Lord God, His Son Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. There are so many things vying for my attention: my job, social media, following the news, spending time with friends and family — not to speak of...
Have you ever stood on a beach and marveled at the majestic ferocity of wind-driven waves cresting and slamming into a sandy shoreline? It’s truly a sight to behold. The sound alone is enough to stir in my soul feelings of peace and tranquility. I for one love to...
Mountains TodayOver the many centuries, people the world over perhaps looked at mountains differently. Many may have been overwhelmed at its majesty and stand in awe, while others may have been nervous, fearful or just avoided them.There are 154 references to...
There it was. That little black line on the map leading to a remote hot spring in Grenada. And where there's a black line on the map, there must be a road.When the entrance to the road was where it was indicated on the map, we took courage. We pointed the nose of our...
Yesterday there was a mountain on my driveway. Literally!Early in the morning a dump truck dropped 7 cu yards of gardening soil just in front of my garage. It would have to be moved – shovelful by shovelful into a wheel barrow, and then shovelful by shovelful -- into...
On Tuesday, I told the story of how God moved my mountain -- literally! -- as my husband and I attempted to move 7 cu meters of gardening soil from our driveway to our new garden beds, one shovelful at a time, and all before the rains came.The garden beds were...
On Tuesday and Thursday this past week, I told the story of how we built garden boxes and filled them with dirt, and how this gave me a whole new perspective on mountain-moving faith and the faith that Abraham must have had when he left his home to wander in a foreign...
My son, a PhD student, had fallen behind on his research. Much of this was due to a major comprehensive exam that, complicated by the fact that the university closed down due to COVID-19, took almost two semesters to complete. As a result, he was unable to meet his...
We aren't told much about Enoch in the Bible. In fact, the sum of our knowledge comes from a few verses.First of all, we know his parentage: "When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch...When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of...