Post-Easter Letdown

Post-Easter Letdown

“It is the Lord who goes before you. God will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”   Deuteronomy 31:8  Moses speaks these words to Joshua, just after Moses learns that it will be Joshua and not Moses who...
The Season for Suffering

The Season for Suffering

“And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy...
Grief

Grief

“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep.” John 11: 33-35 Last Sunday, our family had...
Perserverance

Perserverance

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith . . .”...
A Devotion of Hope in Stressful Times

A Devotion of Hope in Stressful Times

From the Apostle Paul: “I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances, I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him...