It is relatively easy to meet God in moments of joy or bliss. In these situations we correctly count ourselves blessed by God. The challenge is to believe that this is also true - and to know God’s...
Years ago I had a firsthand experience with swarming locusts. It was in Namibia and my work required me to drive across the country to load supplies and staff into an airplane when it got to Rundu, a...
“What can our church do together to join in God’s work of restoration and renewal so that all things might flourish?” This was the question posed to a group gathered on Sunday morning before worship...
In my trials, Lord, walk with me. In my trials, Lord, walk with me. When my heart is almost breaking, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me (An African American Spiritual)...
but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,”...
You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror. -...
One of my Bible favorites is the story of Jacob’s Ladder. Jacob was one of the Old Testament Patriarchs. He was the son of Isaac and the father of Joseph (of Technicolor Dreamcoat fame). But before he...
For more than 16 years, a key environmental safeguard known as the EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” has helped shape the United States’ response to climate pollution. Now, its repeal could significantly...
In our world, where many journey alone, nameless in the bustling crowd, Satan and his evil forces seek whom they may scatter and isolate; but God, by his gracious choosing in Christ, gathers a new...
Nine years ago, I stepped off the plane in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for the first time and was met by a group of World Renew-Honduras staff members and translators who have since become allies in the...
Botany, according to the dictionary on my desk, is “a branch of biology dealing with plants and plant life.” It also states that a botanist is someone who studies botany. Our level of botanical...
The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. - Psalm 9:7 The Weight of What We Wear There is no machine that miraculously produces clothing. Every garment we wear has been...
