A blind Scottish preacher prayed: “God, I have never thanked you for my thorn, I have thanked you for my roses, but not once for my thorn. Teach me the value of my thorn, show me that my tears, made my rainbow.’ Wow, what a prayer. How powerful that a man would have such…

  We recently received, from a really wonderful friend, a beautiful hand stitched blanket for one of our newest grandchildren. I don’t know anything about sewing or stitching, but I can tell the pattern is a major part of the beauty and strength of the finished work. God has a pattern for our lives. But…

  I was reading recently of athletes who have fallen into despair because they can no longer play or compete at the level of their younger days. They would say ‘For me, to live, was playing this sport or that sport.’ They felt as if their best days were behind them because of their physical…

  Many people are very familiar with investing and making investments. We can see from our nations history that some work out well, while others are a disaster. Either way, at the end of life, even the best investments do not pay dividends in eternity. But when you invest your heart and life into the…

  Do you find yourself worrying about things? There are some who seem to worry just about everything. In fact, they admit it, almost jokingly. Others, not so jokingly. Then there are folks who worry, but it is normally attached to a few specific things. There are basically two kinds of worry. There is the…

  Fear. Everyone has some fear or phobia, or something they’re afraid of. From snakes to heights, even heavy themes like death itself. Well God is Perfect Love, and His word tells us: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.’ [1 John 4:18]. And, God’s love freed ‘Those who all…

  You may have heard the saying: ‘Singing is praying twice.’ Now some folks say, well that’s it for me because I just can’t sing. But all that matters to God is that you pray. You can talk or sing or even direct your thoughts to Him. God’s not interested in you being in the…

  Well the Spring time is here. All the amazing colors begin to bloom, the sweet fragrance of flowers permeates the air, and new life begins to show itself everywhere. This is what Jesus meant when He spoke about making all things new in our lives. We come out of the old gray winter season…

There is the story of a man who always felt like he never fit in. One day he was watching the stone-cutters building a Church. He noticed one stone that looked out of place. He approached one of the workers, “What about this one?”, he asked. The worker, pointed to a small gap at the…

  Have you ever felt alone, insecure and uncertain? One-night God came to Jacob, who was feeling the same way, and said 4 very loving, reassuring and powerful things to Him: “I am with you – I will keep you – I will guide you – and I will not leave you.” [See Genesis 28:15]…