A card full of hope
He looked so sad when I first saw him. He was quite a few years older than I, but like I did during my first days in that impersonal hospital ward, he felt scared and wor... »
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Hiding place
In the tempestuous, stormy moments of our lives, we often focus so intently on finding a way of escape or rescue that we altogether forget about the most reliable and tru... »
Sharing the balm of love
Some years back, at midnight on March 17—Saint Patrick’s Day—I received a call from my 27-year-old son’s roommate in Bermuda. My boy was missing, and his clothing had bee... »
The final straw
Answer me speedily, O Lord; my spirit fails! … I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.”—Psalm 143:7; Micah... »
Climb on the rock
“When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” [[Psalm 61:2 KJV]] “The Lord is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.” [[Psalm 9... »
The challenge of change
For many people, coming to know and accept Christ is a life-changing event. For example, immediately after he met and talked with Jesus, Zacchaeus’ entire life was turned... »
The bookmark
I’m sitting here staring at the side of my computer screen, where I’ve stuck one of the cutest little bookmarks I’ve ever owned. It has a picture of a mother hugging a li... »
Jewels of the deep
Always on the lookout for something pretty, I noticed a small nugget of smooth glass as I walked along the beach. When it’s smooth and polished, an ordinary piece of glas... »
Tears and mends
When I was a child, my mother used to keep a pile of clothes to mend, mostly belonging to us kids, by the sewing machine, and she would patiently work on them every Satur... »
Out of my comfort zone
Recently, I had the uneasy feeling that I needed a change, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was. I had a nagging feeling, but I didn’t make much effort to do... »
Formula of five: spiritual growth
He set himself to seek God ... and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. [[2 Chronicles 26:5 ESV]] If you want to be physically fit, you have to eat right,... »
Farewell to an old friend
My elderly mother was on the phone. “The next time you visit, would you mind looking in the garage? Your brother is helping clean it out, and he came across some of your... »
Turning dreams into reality
To one degree or another, just about all of us are unsatisfied with ourselves and our circumstances—and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A certain amount of dissatisfa... »