“I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” Mark Twain I doubt you missed the news, but we’re about to enter a new year. And we begin this year immediately after a nation-altering election. Some were confident before November 8th but are fearful now; others were fearful before […]
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The Other Shoe
It’s like sitting in your living room in a poorly-built apartment building when the neighbor upstairs drops his heavy work boot on the floor, scaring you half to death. And you hold your breath … waiting for the other shoe to fall. Some people live their entire lives in that negative, anticipatory manner. And […]
The Purpose of Worry
There is no purpose to worry … it serves no useful good. Joanie woke up this morning with the look of someone who fought gallantly with her pillow all night and lost convincingly. We have been packing for what we trust will be our ‘last move’ (No … not that ‘last move. We’ve been […]
Standing On His Promises
Standing on the promises I cannot fall, Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call Resting in my Savior as my all in all, Standing on the promises of God. Russell Carter 1886 Public Domain It’s one of the old songs … the kind that brought a smile to the face and comfort to the insides! […]
Don’t Let The Storm Win!
After many years of commercial flying, I’ve developed a philosophy. Regardless of the turbulence or nearby thunderstorms and in spite of the tightly gripped armrests of my seatmates … if the pilot and crew are not worried, neither am I. As long as the flight attendants are still smiling and serving us from the […]
Hallmark Movies
Why can’t I trust God like I trust Hallmark movies? It’s only been a few years that I have been watching Hallmark movies with my wife. (And if this brings my manhood into question, you’ve just not met men in touch with their emotions!) But I have learned to trust how a Hallmark movie will […]
God Or A Genie?
We had not seen a good friend for several decades. Recently he was traveling from Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to Helena, Montana. He had gotten an hour and a half late start to his trip. On the same day Joanie and I were going from Idaho Falls, Idaho on our way north to Kalispell, […]
Don’t Quit Before God’s Done
“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.” Romans 12:11,12 The Message Although we’re to ‘endure hardship’ (II Timothy 4:5) we are not to expect it to last the rest of our lives! We are to wait the […]
Testimonies From Strange Places
Imagine hearing a testimony here! Augie delivered beer. It was his job. Augie met Jesus personally. It was his greatest joy. Augie had a testimony and when not telling it, he would be singing it while driving his delivery truck, in the shower and occasionally inside the supermarket cooler while loading beer from the back. […]
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They should have known better, those close advisors to this king whose faith in God was big enough to send a small stone at a large giant. The counselors were only doing their job. They looked around, made assessments on what they saw and then advised accordingly. And what they saw was shocking indeed: […]