Heaviness Has an Antidote
If you search your Bible, you won’t find the word “depressed” or “depression” used, but the concept is there. While it can be found in many of the stories in the Bible as people faced daunting situations, it best captured in Isaiah chapter 61 when Isaiah prophesied of the coming Messiah and what He would […]
When God Chose a Father Has Been Released!
Hope for More!
This is my granddaughter Eleanor. Ten years ago, there was a question if I would ever see her. I’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in November 2010, and the prognosis had not been good. The doctor’s best-case scenario was that I would have a colostomy for the rest of my life, […]
Leave the Baggage and Skip the Drama
Years ago, during a trip overseas our group spent a layover at JFK airport in New York. As we walked through the airport toward our gate, we stopped for a few minutes to collect ourselves and get a snack. About 3 minutes into our stop, it was discovered that one of our group was […]
What Are You Living For?
This is my grandson Lincoln. Eight years ago I was diagnosed with latter stage rectal cancer, and I wasn’t given much hope of ever meeting Lincoln. The tumor they found was well developed, in the lymph system and malignant. I came home from the doctor’s office with my head swimming from the news. My wife […]
Giving Faith Hope
You often hear about a person’s hope waning. Hope can even appear lost. Yet there are times when a person has no hope, not because they have lost it – but because they didn’t even know it existed for them. Many years ago while our middle daughter was in grade school, she would make […]
Hope or Wish. Where are you?
Hope. It’s a word that is often misunderstood. We hear people say “I hope so”, or “I hope it turns out that way” and we probably don’t give it a second thought. So many times the word hope is used in conversation, but it is really only expressing what someone wishes, and there is […]
Hope and Mr. Jones
I met Mr. Jones early into my cancer treatment. We had our radiation treatments one right after the other. I was first, then Mr. Jones. We would see each other several times a week as we each waited for our appointment time to come. Often we would joke about me leaving enough radiation in […]
Do The Blahs Have You In A Rut?
I’m guessing you’ve been there at one time or another. Maybe you’re there now. Everything seems to be moving along, but that is really all it seems to be doing – moving along. It seems like things are in slow motion, or it might be like a river of syrup. The excitement or anticipation […]
Rescued From, Not Sent To
From time to time I’m asked questions on the subject of Hell and why God would send people there. I realize that the discussion can go many different ways, and there isn’t nearly enough room in this format to address them all. What I would like to do is share a quick thought on […]