Faith

The Wrestler’s Strong Arm

College wrestling is a game of dexterity. It’s also a game of intrigue, with all the plotting and false moves that trick an opponent into giving away his weaknesses, and therefore, giving up the ...

The Afternoon Follows the Morning

There are things in this world that simply make sense to us. They make sense to God, also. We plant a seed, and after a period of waiting, it breaks forth into new life. We cast a line, and before ...

Then God Stretched Forth His Hand…

Life is all about endings. We look forward to them. With our children, it’s changing that last diaper, finishing a rough school year, or celebrating the final day of the Little League season. Even ...

Bump in the Night

Everyone loves a campfire ghost story. The flames jump, and the shadows seem alive. We have the companionship of our friends and family to reassure us that it is only a story, and the fear that ...

Two of a Kind

In a game of cards, two of a kind means to hold two cards of the same rank. That’s not a bad thing to have. However, not all two-of-a-kinds are equal. If we have two threes, our cards are easily ...

Our Edge on the World

To have an edge is to have an advantage over our competition. If we discover a new technique for improving the mousetrap, then our product will fly off the shelves, and no one will be able to compete ...

Our SEASHORE God

One of the best things about visiting the seashore is wading in the surf to locate as many types of shells as we can. Each is an example of a unique sea creature created by God to live out its life ...

Broken Faith Restored

When we buy a new appliance, we expect that it will need maintenance during its lifetime. That refrigerator may run perfectly for the first few years, but eventually the water filter will need ...

Our TRIP God

For those of us with children, sometimes summer seems to stretch into eternity. If traveling to summer camps and ferrying carloads of kiddos to VBS aren’t enough, how can we stand to drip dry ...

Our ROSE God

Flowers are God’s blessing to summer. They bloom fragrantly and enrich our ...

Repainting the Curb

Many cities have elevated curbs running along the sides of each street. Not only do these curbs serve to delineate where cars may drive and where they may not, the elevated concrete also provides a ...

Where Is Our Fairy Tale?

Everyone wants a happy ending. The frog becomes a prince. The knight slays the dragon. The happy couple rides off into the sunset. The cowboy with the white hat always gets his ...

Beyond God’s Reach

In the winter of 1897, the lives of 265 men hung in the balance. Eight whaling ships were intent on transporting reindeer across the Arctic Ocean when they became trapped near Point Barrow, Alaska, ...