The Triumph of Faith

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 A routine wellness check for little four-year-old Calvin revealed a few unexpected spots […]

A Creator We Can Trust

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. John 3:16 The “monster” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of the most widely […]

the other rory

It’s not very often that I meet another Rory. It’s honestly only happened a half-dozen times or so in all my days. So to meet […]

Can’t Out-Love God

We love because he first loved us.  1 John 4:19 When my now-grown son, Xavier, was in kindergarten, he stretched his arms wide and said, […]

Pray and Watch

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions . . . be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18 When […]

The word

Deuteronomy 7:6. For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto […]

God Is My Helper

The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. Hebrews 13:6 My friend Raleigh is sprinting toward his eighty-fifth birthday! Since my first conversation […]

Community in Christ

A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.  Ecclesiastes 4:12 “I knew that the only way to succeed was to forget about home and […]