It’s a mountain climbing thing. Also, anyone who travels to the poles. Spend the winter in Antarctica, and we can expect it there.
When we get too close to the cold, and we aren’t well enough ...
Bills overdue, check!
Car repairs, check!
Angry teen, check!
Dog escaped again, check!
Leaky faucet, check!
“Gasp,” we moan, and we’re not finished yet …
Empty fridge, check!
Bank ...
Who’s been saying bad things about you?
God says, “BE STRONG!”
Who’s telling lies that paint you in a bad light?
God says, “MY COURAGE IS YOURS!”
Who’s got you huddling in the ...
A bright summer morning under a blue sky gives us the perfect opportunity to spend time in God’s creation and reflect on him.
A PICNIC is the perfect time to do so. Our food is prepared ahead of ...
So, what’s life done to you?
How bad is it?
We might complain that life beats us up, but a mirror can many times be the best way to find out who’s at fault. The answer often hits closer to home ...
Life … sometimes it’s just too much.
And we’re not talking good stuff, either. Bills to pay. The next health scare. Covid …
“What will happen if the business shuts down again? I barely ...
It’s the darkest hours that come in the heat of the battle that tempt us to throw in the towel. However, when the heat is on, it’s ICE CREAM that we need.
Let’s look at our ICE CREAM God:
I ...
Let’s jump right into our scripture passage in Psalm 34:6-8:
“This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who ...
By the time of the American Revolution, many of the great wartime artillery pieces we are now familiar with were commonplace. Short cannons, called mortars, and the long guns we picture as cannons ...
Burned out … empty … out of juice …
You give of yourself to everyone, and sometimes, you feel as though you get nothing back.
Perhaps you have an elderly parent to care for … young children ...
The nature of life is hard.
Oh, there are plenty of good things in life, but they are like a seed in a very tough shell, surrounded by difficulty and waiting to be pulled out and enjoyed.
Travel ...
How about those prayer warriors, even if we can’t hope to measure up?
She’s taught the nursery class for twenty years? I’m not sure I could do twenty minutes.
I can’t resist coffee … I ...
A Chinese proverb says you must befriend an enemy in order to win the battle.
That’s man’s way of thinking. To win in the spiritual realm, we must befriend God, for he is at the head of our ...