It’s been a heavy past few weeks for our family. Recently, we experienced the unexpected loss of a sibling, who was a beloved husband, father, daddy-in-law, favorite uncle and friend to many. The grief has been heavy. Last night, family and friends gathered together in the wake of his loss seeking comfort in the presence […]
SOARING TO GOD Toplady Deathless principle, arise! Soar, thou native of the skies! Pearl of price, by Jesus bought, To His glorious likeness wrought, Go to shine before His throne, Deck the mediatorial crown; Go, His triumphs to adorn, Born for God, to God return. Lo, He beckons from on high! Fearless to His presence […]
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” – John 3:3 When we commit our lives to Christ and commit to follow him, we are born into a new world spiritually. The Kingdom of God becomes an internal womb around our spirit. […]
We love because he first loved us. – 1 John 4:19 [responsivevoice_button] How I wonder about that far-off land! I wish I could catch a glimpse of it as Moses was allowed to catch a glimpse of the promised land. He led others to it but in the end, he was unable to enter into […]
By his light, I walked through the darkness! – Job 29:3 About a month after I returned home from Arkansas after care giving for my sister during her short ten month battle with bladder cancer I had a dream that comforted me through a very dark period afterwards. I found comfort in the dream as […]
NOT LOST, BUT GONE BEFORE “—Will none of you in pity To those you left behind, disclose the secret?” BLAIR’S GRAVE. “I WONDER what becomes of the Frog, when he climbs up out of this world, and disappears, so that we do not see even his shadow; till, plop! he is among us again, when […]
One of the primary things I have learned in my experience with grief, is that grief can be as wicked as cancer. It can cause significant damage in one’s life both internally, spiritually and emotionally, and externally, physically and relationally. I have seen people with strong religious backgrounds abandon their faith in anger and disappointment […]
“It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a wise Spirit sitting in all the wheels of motion, and governing the most eccentric creatures, and their most pernicious designs, to blessed and happy issues”. – John Flavel, The Mystery of Providence Paul […]
This poem captures the hope I hold of of seeing my own sister again through Jesus Christ. Going through cancer our journey together was all about hope, hope dashed, hope revived out of ashes, hope that continually survived against the odds. Even when the doctors came to tell us they could offer us no more […]
It’s tough watching someone you love suffer and being helpless to help them or to know what to say. We always want to do or say something to lessen their pain, to encourage them and to help them. However, our good intentions can go awry and instead of causing less pain, we can increase anothers […]
