“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) I was recently asked to nominate a friend of mine for a very prestigious award. I considered it an honor to have been asked to prepare a nomination letter and went into painstaking detail to make a strong argument for his selection. Frankly, I was surprised by my own research, and when I read the other letters of nomination that had been prepared on his behalf, […]

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) On May 5, 1991, God performed a miracle in my life. He saved me. I still shake my head and wonder how he could love someone who had repeatedly demonstrated such contempt for him. My salvation story is not all that unusual. A lifetime of wrong choices caught up with me. As a friend put it, […]

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) I recently received e-mail from a reader in Colorado who is experiencing health problems: “I am having problems right now… that I have been having for the past two months. It seems like I get over one problem and then I come down with another problem that is twice as worse as the first one. I do […]

“For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” (Romans 11:29, 4:8) My sister sent me a poem the other day entitled, “Heavens Grocery Store”, by Ron DeMarco. The moment that I read it, I knew that it belonged on our refrigerators or in our Bibles to remind us of God’s love for us. When I first received the poem, I wasn’t sure who wrote it. Now that I know, I’m still not sure. Even Mr. […]