Ever watched a three or four-year old walking with Mom or Dad? They seem to instinctively reach up for their parent’s hand. We need our Heavenly Father’s hand to navigate life. His hands are not only massive and powerful (“It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth; the palm of my right […]
Tag Archives: spiritual safety
Places
Places. All the places in our personal history are recorded in the nooks and crannies of our minds and souls. Good places, scary places, pleasant places… they’re all bookmarked. There is a ‘place’ on Highway 97 in southern Oregon where we crested a mountain pass in a nighttime blizzard with virtually no visibility. The […]
A Promise and a Name
When I eulogized my good friend Bill Lichty several weeks ago, I didn’t tell a very important part of his personal story. Let me give it to you now. Bill was the son of missionaries to East Africa. He was residing safely in his mother’s womb when World War II necessitated his family leaving the […]