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It's amazing how quiet and peaceful it is at 6:00 am. It would be a busy day, as this was the day of my son's graduation from university. As usual, I had over-planned everything, beginning with a "graduation brunch", then a drive to Waterloo for the ceremony and...
I received a peck on the cheek as I hugged a small, frail woman. "Welcome beautiful visitor," she said. She brought small bowls of rice to feed the children who gathered outside her tiny nipa hut nestled in the rural areas of the island of Mindanao, Philippines. In...
"I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible." (Matt. 17:20 NLT) If you are anything like I am, you truly desire to have that...
Last Thursday, in "The Iron", Part 1, we saw that mountain-moving faith is this: In the same way we would never doubt that the iron will remove the wrinkles from the cloth, we must trust without doubt that God will keep His promises. We also saw that God doesn't...
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35 NIV) I was headed out the door the other day with my two sons. We were going...
Today we come to the concluding part of our series on the subject the "Mind of Christ" focusing therein on the final aspect of our Lord's humble persona... Perpetual... The enormity of Christ's humility in coming down in a mere man's body assumes different proportions...
"O Lord God, You are God, and your words are truth." (Samuel 7:28) As I was getting a dish of the strawberries for my young granddaughter, I was thinking to myself, "I got these beautiful large strawberries on sale and they've been in the refrigerator for over a week....
Was this God’s way to teach us how to face painful moments? Hubby and I, along with our dear friends, headed to North Carolina for a fun visit. As we crossed from one state to another, the driver took instructions from the rest who did the navigating. “Oh, oh…I see...
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf." (Heb. 6:19-20). My son Joe's empty stocking on the fireplace seared my heart. It had been twelve...
There I was last week, holding on to the escort's arm, pulling my luggage behind. With quick steps, we made our way through the airport. "This way to immigration," he said. Immigration? I had forgotten I was coming in on an international flight and of course...
The Bible is clear: "God is...not a human being, that he should change his mind." (Num. 23:19) Yet the Word of God records a very interesting story in 2 Kings 20 where it seems that God changed His mind: "About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill," (vs 1) Now...
Last Thursday, in "How Big is our God, Part 1", we saw that no matter what we are going through, our God is bigger. The reason our circumstances seem larger than God is that we focus on them instead of on Him. The solution for keeping them in their proper perspective...
"And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun." (Eccl 8:15) I have another birthday coming up soon. With the...