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 […]
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” Jesus had been teaching many parables about hearing the word of God to a very large crowd who lined the shore of the Sea of Galilee to hear him. He taught these parables, the parable of the […]
“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 […]
Love this quote from “Being There: How to Love Those Who Are Hurting” by Dave Furman A great reminder that God never forsakes our abandons us. –
What does it take to gain God’s attention? Isa. 66:2b tells us this great secret to obtaining the eye of God on us. There are three character attributes that cause the eyes of God to stop their roaming the earth and to rest intently on those who displays such attributes. Humility, Contrition and the Fear […]
I love this poem by written by Isaac Watts the famous theologian, logician and hymn writer who was born in the late 1600’s. This hymn is one of 750 that he was inspired to write. It is a worship filled reminder of what prayer is and why we pray. On Prayer by Isaac Watts Prayer […]
