"'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered." (Mark 11:22) "The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!'" (Luke 17:5) "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." (Psalm 20:7) "They're so far away. And things seem to be...
Last year, I sat in the passenger's seat while my friend drove through the crowded parking lot in a shopping mall during the Christmas season. "Did you see what that guy did?" she screamed, "He pulled right in front of me." I gasped, more frightened by her frantic...
My friend stopped by the other day and rumbled in her purse. "You have to see the pictures I took during our trip," she said. I smiled. "Oops," she added, "I always forget you...well...that you can't see." "I forget myself," I said with a chuckle. (I like folks with a...
Even in the frozen northlands of Canada, winter does not last forever. I know this is true, I have experienced 30 years of the changing Canadian seasons, yet somehow, last year, I didn't believe it. While most of the northern hemisphere basked in unseasonably warm...
When my boys were little, they loved spy wear: hidden cameras, clandestine talking devices, backwards footprints, you name it. One of their pieces of equipment that intrigued me the most, however, was the night vision glasses. One could wear them in the darkest places...
It was four in the morning when it happened. I couldn't sleep, and I finally just got up. I had just picked up my new cell phone the day before, my first "smart" phone, and I decided to play with it a bit. Maybe it would help me go to sleep! I started out to try and...
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us." (Psalm 67:1) What a...
Have you ever wondered why our efforts at evangelism don't always have their desired effects? Why the world doesn't embrace the gospel message? The answer is actually quite simple: "But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds...
Having contrasted the "beauty" of obedience (act of love for God) with the "grisly" face of disobedience (act of hatred for God) in this Christmas season, let's now train the spotlight on the oft-repeated Christmas story involving the three members' of the Holy...
Feeling secure for the moment is common, but finding a life of security is a gift from God. A few weeks ago, on a sunny Florida morning, a young mom and her one-year-old daughter left the house and headed out to the driveway. As Mom carried the baby to the back seat...