During this time of grieving, I continue to see God giving me His grace over and over again. I have peace and joy in the midst of missing my parents.
Shadows have no substance. We can see shadows; some are really big and scary looking, others are small. However, they all have one thing in common. When you try to capture them, there’s nothing there. Death is like that. It doesn’t truly exist. It’s merely a shadow.
Daniel 1:8 says that Daniel “purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself.” He made a decision to follow God’s laws, no matter what. He loved God.
Within a short period of time of the accident, a hundred or more people were praying for us. The word went out on Facebook, and soon at least three churches were praying, as well as a prayer group in Cyprus where some missionary friends of ours were ministering.
Regardless of when you have your devotional time with God, what makes some devotions good ones while others are just so-so?
I especially remember seeing the members of Congress gathered together and singing “God Bless America.” Political differences were laid aside. There was unity in the sung prayer, and it gave me hope that the 9-11 tragedy would result in a move toward God across our country.
Before we resume our normal work schedule, let’s enter into God’s holy Presence by worshiping along with those singing in these beautiful worship videos.
I had walked out of our apartment, locked the door and descended two steps toward my assigned work for the day, when suddenly I remembered I had forgotten my work keys hanging on the wall inside the door. Any number of times this has happened before, and usually I would get angry over the inconvenience of having to unlock the door and retrieve my key ring.
A pick-up truck pulled out onto the opposite side of the road. When we have very hot, dry weather, as we have had lately, rain can bring the oils in the pavement to the surface. As the truck pulled out, it went into a spin on the road. It spun around 3 times before the driver could pull over.
As I write this, much of the United States is engulfed by a humid heat wave. People are trying to deal with the heat by going into air conditioned places and by drinking lots of fluids. People can die from intense heat like this, so precautions are necessary. People are advised to not stay out…