I just received word–a friend has died of substance abuse. How could a successful, intelligent person fall into such a trap? Because, I believe, "Bob" had put his security in things that could be taken away from him. As the foundation stones of his life crumbled one by one, despair crept in to fill the [...]
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Without exception, each of us will drink from the bitter waters of life. I was recently reminded of an event from 4,000 years ago which gives me great encouragement in such times. The people of Israel were captives in Egypt for 400 years, and the Bible book of Exodus tells of their release. With many mighty [...] We have just returned from a hiking trip to the Leatherwood wilderness area. Temperatures were unseasonably warm for January–even record highs. It never got below 40 at night, and the temperatures during the days got up into the 70's. We took far too many clothes, thinking that it would be much cooler. I don't know how [...] This has been a particularly difficult week, and I confess to have fallen prey to anxiety and fretting. Worry can give small problems such long shadows that they become giants of immense, irresistible proportions. But on the other hand, I fully realize that there is no enemy too strong or foe too powerful to stand [...] In the early years of her ministry, a young woman abandoned her desires for home and family to travel from place to place sharing the Gospel. She found the open-air meetings and the one-on-one personal work demanding but productive. In time, however, her ministry changed to one of caring for children who had nowhere else [...] When our family began to memorize Psalm 34, I was surprised at the intensity of the "opportunities" which arose to help us learn its promises and truths. The first verse became particularly important to me: "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth." Several weeks ago, I called [...] The dusty boxes my father carried were decaying, and their musty smell caused my nose to wrinkle. They appeared to contain a jumbled assortment of old photographs, newspapers, and scraps and snippets of this and that. But I was wrong. They were filled with windows — windows to a past long since forgotten. Windows serve many [...] |
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