“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) I recently received e-mail from a reader in Colorado who is experiencing health problems: “I am having problems right now… that I have been having for the past two months. It seems like I get over one problem and then I come down with another problem that is twice as worse as the first one. I do […]

“For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” (Romans 11:29, 4:8) My sister sent me a poem the other day entitled, “Heavens Grocery Store”, by Ron DeMarco. The moment that I read it, I knew that it belonged on our refrigerators or in our Bibles to remind us of God’s love for us. When I first received the poem, I wasn’t sure who wrote it. Now that I know, I’m still not sure. Even Mr. […]

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” (Matthew 25:13) It was strange. The morning she died, I woke up with the eeriest of feelings. Something was wrong. I could just sense it. Yet, it was over 14 hours before one of my high school friends called to let me know that an old friend of mine had lost her 5-year battle with cancer. I knew it before the call ever came. I will never forget the deep sense of loss that I […]

“By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” (Hebrews 11:24-26) Hardly a day goes by that I don’t receive some kind of sweepstakes offer in the mail. Invariably the offer […]