Protection
In God’s Shadow
In 1995, a killdeer had a nest of offspring on the back side of a bump-stop in the parking lot of Wall Data where I was working. Why the nest was in that spot rather than someplace safer, I have no idea. Any time a seeming threat came close to the juveniles in the nest,…
Read MoreGod, Do You Even Care?
I preached a sermon recently as part of a team preaching through 1 Peter. The second point of that sermon was, “Life is Pain.” That’s just a fact. Life is pain. Peter jumps with both feet directly into that reality. Jesus modeled a life of prayer for us. The apostle Paul directs us to “pray…
Read MoreFighting on the Lord’s Side
Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, “LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. O LORD, you are our God; do not let man prevail…
Read MoreOur Too Awesome to Understand Peace
In November of 1873, the French ocean liner, Ville du Havre, was carrying 313 passengers from the United States to Europe when it collided with the Scottish vessel, Loch Earn. The Ville du Havre sank within twelve minutes, killing 226 of the passengers, including the four daughters of Horatio and Anna Spafford. Anna Spafford survived…
Read MoreLife After Tragedy Can Be Even Better – Here’s How
Today, we are honored to have a guest post from my friend, my sister in Christ, speaker and blogger, Sheila Qualls. She blogs at Sheila Qualls – Where Real Life Meets Real Faith. Particularly for you sisters in Christ, this would be a good blog to bookmark. At age 2, my daughter – dynamic, delightful child…
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