The desert is a relentless, unforgiving place. When we find ourselves in this place, doubt, deception and depression can easily fill the empty places of our soul. It’s hard to imagine, but the Lord does have His purposes for those desert places. That’s when He desires us to cling…
Read moreIn the late 1960’s there was apopular love song by the group Mercy called, “Love Can Make You Happy.” Being a ‘groovy’ Flower Child of that era, the song was often heard coming from the record player in my room. (Okay, I know I just dated myself as a dinosaur…
Read more“In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory…
Read moreVisions of Memorial Days past are running through my mind. Marching in or standing on the curb watching patriotic parades in honor of our fallen soldiers, flags waving, Veterans saluting as Old Glory passes by. Homes decorated in patriotic buntings of red, white and blue and the smell of charcoal…
Read more“For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” Romans 8:24, 25 How often have I used the…
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