"For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus carry away (and enjoy to the full) what is promised." (Hebrews 10:36) AMP In Nursing School we took weekly exams. Each...
Rom. 8:26-38 Many people struggle to handle failure and loss because they have grown too accustomed to success. People who are unable to deal with an imperfect set of circumstances often sink into depression, anger or isolation. Hopelessness often creeps in to the...
Are you facing hefty trials right now? Does it seem that your world has turned black and that there is no hope? Do you feel that God may have abandoned you and left you to your own devices? There is great news! The story of David and Goliath...
"The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours…" (Psalm 89:11) I went outside in the early morning to get the newspaper that had been thrown across the driveway. It was a perfect summer day. The dew was sparkling on the lawn that my...
Welcome to the world of reality. Many have been running through this land, this place of realities with no resting place, no oasis in your desert. Maybe you've been in a testing place, maybe you've had your share of misery. My wife and I have, with the sudden death of...
When my Golden Retriever puppy was eight months old, she didn’t know she was supposed to be a water dog. Oh, she loved “wading”; but she was deathly afraid of getting into the water deeper than her chest! This particular peculiarity of hers was a bit of a...
What does it mean to really be a follower of Christ? What does it involve to be a true "Christian" in the literal sense of the word? The best definition I ever found was given by Jesus Himself in Mark 8:34 "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take...
"Now this is what the Lord says- the One who created you, Jacob, and the One who formed you, Israel- "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. I will be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass? Through...
Dear Christian, Has life not been what you have expected, not what you have hoped? Are your dreams dwindling, fading from sight -- the days filled with uncertainties? Are your nights void of rest, as the events of the day replay and plague your mind? Are...
"These trials are to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure." (1 Peter 1:7 NLT) It's hard for us to perceive that God uses adversity for our good. However, I have a glimpse of this understanding as I think about the time I worked at the clinic...