“Truly God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.” Billy Graham Built into the human spirit is a quest for justice. Many have given their lives to the service of justice, but the path to that end is long ...
Read More »God Takes Our Prayers Seriously
Let us make no mistake about it. God takes our prayers to heart and He takes them very seriously. He has made His throne of grace and His presence available to us through prayer. He tells us in Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell ...
Read More »Satisfied to be Obscure?
He emigrated with his family from the country of Germany. The boat they sailed across the Atlantic was described as a sail boat, which no doubt made for a perilous voyage even for an adventurous young boy. His father believed in education, and saw to it that his growing family ...
Read More »Immorality, Greed and Teddy Bears
If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy and sick. JOHN STEINBECK, letter to Adlai Stevenson, Nov. 5, 1959 It’s hard to believe that a child’s stuffed toy can point one towards simplicity and ...
Read More »Fear: A Treasure?
False Evidence Appearing Real Often, this is what fear is: something vague, somewhere in the distance, something deceptive that seems so real to our emotions. We fear the very thought of so many dreadful things that could happen, though most will never materialize. The thought “what if” often brings with ...
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