Being proactive in prayer
As we contemplate the new year we might feel a bit of trepidation, but God, who sees tomorrow with infinite clarity, whispers to us: “There is hope for your future” (Jere... »
Volume 26.01 | January 2025
Lessons from the road
I stopped driving after the catastrophic 8.8 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the south-central part of Chile in 2010. For a year I trudged along the Chi... »
In partnership with God
Success. Goals. Achievement. These are words we hear frequently—more so at the beginning of a new year. People may define success in many different ways, whether in relat... »
God’s unfailing promises
As we turn the page of the past, we can look forward to tomorrow with hope and expectancy. This may sound overly optimistic, but I prefer looking at the future from that... »
Hidden treasures
Occasionally the seemingly insignificant things that happen to us carry a deep meaning, if we will take the time to reflect on them. Here is an example: We had been doing... »
Our identity
At the close of the year I think about the negative habits that I would like to shed and the better habits that I would like to form. I have a “blank book” of 365 pages s... »
Prepared for the battle
When preparing for the new year, I was reminded that life is a battle, a fact which is supported in the Bible. There are many verses where warfare, battles, weapons, figh... »
God has always been faithful
We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame,... »
Stoking the fire
We sat down after dinner on New Year’s Eve and talked about what we would like to do to celebrate the New Year. My daughter said she would love a fire, and we soon had on... »
Faith for the journey
Your faith journey is all about scaling life’s mountains. It takes pressing on toward the goal to win the prize for which you have been called heavenward, forgetting what... »