Our Promise-Keeping Father
Saturday night I made it to church in time to kneel and pray for a few minutes before the service began. I remembered an old Dottie Rambo song as I prayed: “I didn’t come here to ask You for anything.I just came to talk with you Lord.You’ve answered a million prayers or more,That I forgot…
Can this Pain be for Good?
Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We remembered. And, as horrendous that day was, so are the atrocities of evil in Afghanistan. And, then there are the victims of the recent hurricanes that ravaged homes and lives. And, what about those who have suffered and died from Covid? Suffering and pain continue. Of course,…
How Can I Say Thanks? Maybe by Showing it!
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday – the day that kick-starts the season of Lent and continues 40 days through to Holy Thursday just before Easter. Many of us who were hard hit by the ice and snowstorms over the last few days, look outward to our snow and ice-packed streets. Many are reeling from electric, water…
No Worries Because God is Still in Control
Dan Cook, a San Antonio sportscaster said: “The opera ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” And the ”fat lady” was a takeoff on Yogi Berra’s line, ”The game isn`t over till it’s over.” What, who or where it came from – I think it can be applied to the election. I think the “fat-lady”…
Mercy, Lord! Lord, Have Mercy!
We’re one week into the 40 days of Easter through to Jesus’ ascension to heaven. It’s been an unusual time of “incubation” – I like that word better than “isolation” – because I believe God is doing a sovereign work in our lives during this time and we are going to emerge out of this…