One thing is certain, when you observe our world, there is certainly no absence of pain. It is all around us, suffering of all kinds. It is part of being human. We can thank Adam and Eve for that. It ...  Read More

A good sports coach will regularly drill their team to master the basics in their particular sport, because it is so easy to let the basics drift away through presumption and lack of application. We t...  Read More

I remember the early years of raising children. One of our kids struggled with frequent terrifying dreams and nightmares. There were many nights when prayers were lifted while cuddling and comforting ...  Read More

Eph.1: (KJV) “to the praise for the glory of his grace, wherein he hast made us accepted in the beloved”.  The word grace means “to indue with special honor – to make accepted or to be highly...  Read More

Lu.10:25-37 “On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” What is written in the Law?” he replied, “How do you read it?” ...  Read More

1 Cor.12:14-26 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body.” It would not for that reason stop being part...  Read More

The word pardon means “to pass without punishment or to allow. To forgive, to absolve from the consequence of a fault or crime.”No matter how a person might work at being faultless or sinless, it cann...  Read More

In the last devotion, I told the story of the demolition and reconstruction of the floor of a family member’s RV trailer. The initial symptom was noted as a soft spot in the floor.  Upon further inves...  Read More

I was asked by a relative to look into a problem he had with his RV trailer floor. He told me that when he stepped on a particular spot on the floor it seemed spongy and weak.  Floors are meant to be ...  Read More

He Knows YouA dear friend, Keith Lauwers, recently shared a pamphlet written as a letter about how God knows us.  I thought it was well done and that it needed to be shared with you. I hope you will t...  Read More

Ex.19:4 –You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will...  Read More

1 Kings 18-19 tell the story of Elijah the prophet at Mt. Carmel. He was challenging Baal’s (false god) existence by taunting his priests. The end result of the challenge was an unprecedented miracle ...  Read More