“And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go...” (Judges 4:8-9a, KJV) Barak made this promise or covenant with the prophetess Deborah. She wanted him to lead an army of Israelites to battle the...
"and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." (Revelation 5:8) Hurriedly, I was trying to retrieve E-mail I had deleted by mistake. I thought, "Maybe...if I act right away!" No such luck. It was gone from that big E-mailbox...
It is holiday time, and with more than one friend going through, well, basically - the pits, I've had some extra things on my mind, and prayer list. There was something else prepared to send out this week in Irish Thursdays messages, however I felt impressed to say a...
"... how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him." (Luke 11:13) At the tiptop of the coconut palm trees out back, squirrels build their nests down in the fronds. One morning I watched one of the squirrels scramble down the palm...
"I am the Lord, and I do not change." (Malachi 3:6) "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you." (Psalm 89:14) Have you ever lain on the grass and looked at all the stars when it’s really dark outside?...
An analemma is the result of a year-long series of photographs of the sun, taken one week apart at exactly the same minute every week. A certain day and a specific time must be set aside each week for one whole year to take each shot and the process cannot be hurried...
"For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.' So we may boldly say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?'" (Heb 13:5-6 NKJV) It's been 11 years since the terrorist attack against the United States: The two planes that...
Meticulously I prepared the meal and there was a lot of preparing to do: washing and peeling vegetables, flavouring and seasoning the main dish, timing and controlling the cooking. Then when it was ready to my satisfaction, I arranged the food on the plates,...
"This is what the LORD says—he who made a way through the sea . . . I am making a way in the wilderness." (Isaiah 43:16, 19) The river was higher than usual. A great amount of rainfall through the year had caused it to swell its banks. This fall the water wasn’t...
"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." (John 12:32-33 NKJV) I have never attended a bible study group, nor have I been to church. My parents are not Christians, in fact, no one in my family is. I used to be an atheist. A firm...