Feeling alone in a crowd? There is One whose presence is ALWAYS there!
The Family Menu: Lonely in a Crowd
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Loneliness
No More Sea
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more."(Revelation 21:1 ESV) This verse in Revelation always gives me pause. No sea? Why would there be no oceans in the new heaven and the new earth?...
Fear Not
Leading up to and during the Christmas season, we read how the angel of the Lord told Zacharias that he and Elizabeth were to have a child who would be the forerunner of the coming Messiah, how the angel told Mary that she would be the mother of God's Son, and how the...
The Family Menu: I Have No Man…
“The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.” (John 5:7 KJV).Dearly beloved and friends,you are not alone and will never be.There is this inner...
Never Alone
"For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways." (Psalm 91:11 ESV)"Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14. ESV)I was raised in a the First Pentecostal...
When Things Aren’t Going Well
"My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before Him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm." (Daniel 6:22 ESV) This verse places us in an historic moment in the life of Daniel. His love...
Three Not-So-Secret Ways to Overcome Loneliness…
How can it happen? Whether we're in a crowd or in the darkness of a silent room the battle to overcome loneliness begins. I was stunned. CNN reported yesterday that among thousands of entries, my hometown, La Paz, Bolivia, where I was born and spent my childhood was...
Where No One Stands Alone
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18 ESV) "Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand." (Psalm 73:23 ESV) I was killing time last night so I was scrolling through Facebook. The Gaither Vocal Band...
Alone but Not Alone
I'm living the new normal! No one said that life was easy, and honestly, this journey without my husband is anything but easy! However, Christ encourages us with these words:"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many...
God is With us, Always and Forever
"May I take that out of your way?" S-L-O-W S-L-O-W S-L-O-W... I hate when the waitress asks that question. That means those with whom we're having dinner have finished their meals, and it's a sign for me to hurry. Tough to do because chances are I'm still munching...