The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish
Most of us have experienced the feeling of not having enough. Not enough money. Not enough energy. Not enough influence. Not enough ability to make...
Most of us have experienced the feeling of not having enough. Not enough money. Not enough energy. Not enough influence. Not enough ability to make...
Some assignments seem impossible from the start. Abraham’s servant received one of those assignments. Abraham was advanced in age, and Isaac remained...
Parents know the helpless feeling that comes when their child is suffering, and there is nothing they can do to fix it. A royal official in Capernaum...
Sometimes when people say, “The Lord bless you,” they may only be repeating some nice-sounding words to be polite—or to end a conversation...
Desperation has a way of narrowing our vision. A widow came to Elisha in crisis. Her husband had died, debt was mounting, and creditors were threatening...
Imagine standing in your kitchen, with enough ingredients for one final meal. That was the reality the widow of Zarephath faced. A severe drought had...
Waiting can be exhausting. For thirty-eight years, a man whose name we never learn sat beside the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. Day after day, he watched...
In today’s Scripture, we read, “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” As C. S. Lewis reminds us, “Joy is the serious business...
Nothing reveals the stuff of which your Christian beliefs are made than tough times. Maybe that’s why today’s Scripture urges us to “glory in our sufferings...
When I think of my dad, one image often comes to mind, one for which I am very thankful! Dad worked in a factory his entire career. Every morning, he carried...