“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) My wife spent the last two weeks in Hawaii with her mother. The idea was her mom’s. “I want to watch you enjoy part of your inheritance,” she told her. Over the couple of weeks prior to leaving, Robbie repeatedly thanked me for “letting her go”. “I’m not letting you go,” I told her. “I want you to go. This will be a great memory for you and you mother […]

“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14) If there’s one thing the last six months have taught us, it’s that tomorrow is not promised. That’s why some Americans occasionally leave home for work, only to go back into the house, not to pick up forgotten keys, but to leave the “I love you” that the World Trade Center tragedy has inspired. It’s one of the few […]

“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:9) There are a lot of believers who don’t believe in miracles. “He doesn’t part seas any more,” they will say. “The age of miracles is over.” I don’t believe that. In fact, I know it’s not true. I’ve seen God at work supernaturally in my own life too many times. I guess that’s why I scratch my head. How could anyone truly experience the miracle of salvation and then suggest that the age of […]

“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” (Genesis 28:15) Last Saturday, on the religion page of one of the newspapers where my column is featured, was a memorial to a young lady, who died almost a year ago today. While she left long before anyone was ready to see her go, her family has accepted that God’s timing is perfect, […]