“Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare you [state your case] that you may be justified” (Isaiah 43:26). Looking over my sermon notes from 2003-2004, it’s easy to tell when I was battling with back pain, because my handwriting is hard to...
Encouragement
“Write for Me.” The voice within was clear, firm, and inviting. I was just finishing my first daily walk around my block and was heading slowly up the driveway to the house. It was a hot, sunbaked August morning in 1997. I had been...
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon my high places…” (Habakkuk 3:19). A hind is a female deer. What is the significance of God making our feet like...
“Amazing grace! How sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found: was blind, but now I see.” Those who take umbrage at the lyrics of this sacred hymn and timeless anthem of the Church reflect...
It was the day after Christmas 2022, and I was looking forward to taking my daily walk which I had neglected over the Christmas holiday. It was bitter cold, but I was bundled up and happy that the sun was shining brightly. I had...