"And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him." (Luke 15:20NKJV)At the age of twelve, swimming in the river was the best of fun! This particular day was...
"To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens! ... Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt." (Psalms 123:1, 3-4 ESV)Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the...
"We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19. NKJV)"The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Psalm 118:6 NKJV)I have heard that statement a lot throughout the years. Not directed at me, most of the time. I heard it again yesterday and it...
After Bible college, I went to Malawi in the summer of 1986 on a short term mission trip, staying with a missionary couple in the city of Blantyre, and experienced their Christian ministry in that country. One day, the missionary families and visiting students...
"[He has sent me to] provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of...
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...
Each spring, the melting snows flow into the Madawaska River. From its source in Algonquin provincial park, it spills from lake to lake, punctuated by hydro dams along its course, until it meets at last the Ottawa River. The lakes rise and break their chains of...
"In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he...
"Of this Gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of His power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to...
"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16 ESV)"Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does...