Tag: Faith

  • God Wants to Be Found

    God Wants to Be Found

    I couldn’t have been more than five years old. And my two older brothers were the coolest people on the planet! Wherever they went, I tried to go too–much to their annoyance. When the older boys from the neighborhood came over to our house, naturally, I wanted to play too. One time in particular, I…

  • It’s Time to Sing?

    It’s Time to Sing?

    Early one crisp morning I stepped out on the back porch, coffee mug in hand. It was late February, and there was still snow on the ground. And that’s when I heard it: bird song! A male cardinal sat in our leafless butterfly bush singing his heart out–at 36 degrees Fahrenheit! “How do you know…

  • The Frozen Heart Softener

    The Frozen Heart Softener

    “See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.”–Jesus, Luke 11:35

  • From Stewing to Doing

    From Stewing to Doing

    Too worried to pray?

  • When the Devil Plays Chess

    When the Devil Plays Chess

    Alan, from Devotional Treasures, recently posted about spiritual warfare in a piece called Satan Our Accuser. My brother in Christ from the Kingdom of Fife (Scotland) reminds us how spiritual warfare often follows high points in the Christian life. There are several Bible stories which illustrate this. Remember Elijah’s discouragement after defeating the prophets of…

  • Look for the Hope

    Look for the Hope

    A friend from my church choir, whose whole family recently recovered from COVID-19, shared a testimony during our praise and prayer time after rehearsal: “Look for the hope.” I immediately thought of King David’s words in Psalm 112:4 “Even in the darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.”…