“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9) I’ve been writing this column for almost twenty years and also maintaining a website that features all my devotions for about as long. Several years ago, I started emailing my devotions to those who request a copy each week. Why? I look around and honestly can’t see any difference it’s making in the world. Evil is everywhere. I can’t talk about Jesus at work, […]

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’.” (I Samuel 16:7) I have a friend with whom I agree on very little politically. She is my friend because she was willing to stand up for me ten years ago when I was fired from my job for no reason. I got […]

“For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. (Luke 15:24) Since I seem to be in constant need of directions to meetings, I rely on an application on my cell phone that gives you audio and visual directions. This device is just what the doctor ordered. You open the program and within a few seconds, satellites pick you up and show your exact location on your phone screen. All you have to do is type in the address for which […]

“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait til the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts.” (I Corinthians 4:5) Several years ago my y son boarded a plane to Miami to go on a Caribbean cruise. I drove him to the airport in a heavy snowstorm and knew he was in for a bumpy flight. He called when he arrived in Miami and let me know his flight had landed. “How was the flight,” […]