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"He is my mighty rock, my refuge." (Psalm 62:7) We were getting ready to go away for a weekend. During the steamy tropical fall months it is a treat for us to visit a cooler climate. I was thinking, "R & R", yes! Rest and Relaxation was what I had in mind, maybe...
"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey...
"I will go before you and will level the mountains" (Isaiah 45:2) "I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:19) "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." (Exodus 33:14) So the blob of ant poison was right smack in the...
"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10) The hike up through Stagecoach Trail was worth it. We were rewarded with a spectacular at over ten thousand feet. Still, we weren’t above the timberline. ‘Older than dirt’ towering pines and spruces dotted the...
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." (Psalm 23:2-3) I have often heard the question put forth as to the mechanism of God's guiding...
It was the Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago. I had spent most of the morning like any young boy would, playing outside in the snow and soaking up the few hours of sunlight on the shortest day of the year. I had delighted in stomping through the freshly...
Parousia In the concluding part of our series, "Order...Order...Order", based on the inspired sequencing of Psalms 22-24, today we come to Psalm 24: "Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. Who is this king of...
Friends today we come to the concluding part of the series "Operation demolish prejudice". "Lord, is this man born blind on account of his sins or that of his parents?" (John 9:1-2). Honestly who is blind here? The blind man or the Disciples blinded by prejudice. How...
"My soul finds rest in God alone...my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken…he is my refuge." (Psalm 62:1-7) We were visiting from out of town and arrived a little before the service started at a church...
He created the most beautiful image of a flower anyone had ever seen. He used material that had never been seen before, soft and flexible but with a transparency unknown to anyone else and the colours seemed to radiate from whichever angle you looked. It was put into...
"If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown...
Somebody gave me a creamy white cross. It was about the size of a piece of costume jewellery and I looked it over carefully because I had not seen anything like it before. It was hand made and smooth with a slight sheen, and the more I looked at it and handled it, the...
Last week, I bemoaned the fact that I am too "ancient" to understand the "talk" of the modern younger generation. But I can get even. I, too, speak a language that is "foreign" to them! Take for example, this conversation I had with my son yesterday after learning...