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Hard times

Hard times

Ronan Keane

At the time I’m writing this, my car has been giving me trouble. It’s been like this for a while; and whenever it seems like it’s fixed, it’s not long before something go... »

The caverns

The caverns

Joyce Suttin

For my son's twelfth birthday, he wanted to explore underground caverns near our home. I was less enthusiastic, but despite my efforts to come up with alternatives, he co... »

Squeezed

Squeezed

Maria Fontaine

There have probably been times when you’ve felt like you’ve been squeezed to the last drop and you didn’t have an ounce of strength or willpower left. The apostle Paul ad... »

No challenge too great

No challenge too great

Iris Richard

The voices seemed muffled as I slowly woke out of the anesthesia following a medical procedure on my back. I heard the doctor’s gloomy prognosis: “She might not be able t... »

Life as a climb

Life as a climb

Anna Perlini

The other day, some friends took me on what I thought would be a short climb. We parked the car and took a look at the summit. We got out our climbing gear and started pu... »

The secret supply

The secret supply

Rosane Pereira

There is an old fable about two neighbors who planted similar orchards. One watered his plants every day, but the other, only every few days. When the dry season came, th... »

A card full of hope

A card full of hope

Koos Stenger

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... »

Hiding place

Hiding place

Steve Hearts

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

Sharing the balm of love

Dennis Edwards

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

The final straw

Abi May

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

Climb on the rock

Message from Jesus

“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... »