Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” I came across a billboard the other day that said, “Everything works out in the end. If it hasn’t worked out, it isn’t the end.” To be marked with the kind of tenaciousness that trusts God will, in Continue Reading…
Genesis 37:36 “Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharoah’s officials, the captain of the guard.” Jacob had just heard the news that his son, Joseph, had been killed and devoured by a wild animal. His other sons had presented him with Joseph’s distinctive robe (deceptively dipped Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 17:7-8 “the man who trusts in the Lord …does not fear when heat comes.” In 2001, our family visited Yellowstone National Park. We were stunned to learn that in 1988 almost 800,000 acres of the park—36%—had been ravaged by a forest fire. No tree was affected more than the Continue Reading…
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” One time I was babysitting for a family in our church and had an interesting experience with then two year-old Claire. The parents were ready to go out for the evening, but before leaving, Continue Reading…
Psalm 52:8: “I am an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever.” I didn’t know quite what to expect when the Lord led me to a quaint little town on Lake Erie to spend an uninterrupted week of writing. I Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 17:7: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” In 1999 our family vacationed on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It happened to be the year the infamous CapeHatteras lighthouse was being moved. The tallest brick lighthouse in the United States at Continue Reading…