In difficult times, we can choose to focus on what is good, to speak about good. It’s especially helpful when we’re dealing with things beyond our control! Have you ever listened to…
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Light We Cannot See
The story is told of a blind girl in France who loved listening to a children’s radio program narrated by a man who called himself “the Professor.” He taught them to seek…
Hope in Spite of Tragedy
The sun set on a day of death – a day of anguish and suffering, of immense grief when friends and family cried out, “How could God allow this? Why should the…
The Man in the Green Coat
I think that guy is homeless. I was watching a young man standing just beyond our group. He was wearing a green down-filled coat and a knit cap. At his feet lay…
More Than Easter Eggs
I love Easter Eggs, a symbol of new life and hope. Our grandkids were here yesterday coloring eggs. What wild colors they came up with! Eggs remind us that Easter is a…
Inspired By Hope
We all need some solid hope these days. Something that inspires us to move forward through the dark spots, to keep trying. For me, hope is not just wishful thinking. It is…
Praying for Pre-Believers
How do we pray for someone who needs God in their life but doesn’t really know Him yet? They may consider themselves a “good person” but are unaware of what it takes…
My Comfort in Cancer’s Path
In serious illness, even cancer, there is a gift that never expires. I found this gift in my experience with malignant melanoma. I had spent years in the sun, swimming, biking, running,…
Sad Goth Boy
Can our prayers help chase away the darkness? This true story says, “Yes.” I’d read about it in the Syracuse paper. A young man had committed suicide at the Carousel Mall by…
Return to the Light
“God turns my darkness into light” (Psalm 18:28). Lava Tube Cave, Bend, OR — The clang of feet on metal steps signal our descent into the cave. Hands grasp…