Expect and Extend Mercy
God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Luke 18:13 When I complained that a friend’s choices were leading her deeper into sin and how her...
Defending God
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 The anti-God bumper stickers covering the car seized the...
The Advocate
When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. John 16:13 As I boarded the airplane to study in a city a...
The Fire in your Heart
A warning should be offered about the fire in your heart. Left unchecked, it can burst into a hungry flame and consume all that is...
Seeing God
The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished. Numbers 14:18...
A Key to Effective Prayer
I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called...
Forever Flowers
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. Isaiah 40:8 As a toddler, my son Xavier enjoyed giving...