Face the future: With love
As I write, I recollect the lyrics of a hymn, “King of love, my shepherd is.” Buried within spiritual songs and scripture lay treasures which honour and highlight Jesus our
January 30, 2026
As I write, I recollect the lyrics of a hymn, “King of love, my shepherd is.” Buried within spiritual songs and scripture lay treasures which honour and highlight Jesus our
Last week we considered how the God of our faith makes our lives abundant. This week we reflect on facing the future with hope, but not as a weak sentiment.
Weak sentiment proclaims, “Have faith.” You can almost hear the church bells ring. Faith, however, apart from the Living God, is like a cell phone without charge, or a Christmas
Ominous clouds of war, unrest, financial insecurity, and health challenges hang overhead as we face an unknown future. In Luke 21, Jesus talks of these times when men’s hearts fail
As this new year dawns, let us reflect on Christ’s promised return. Promises kept, build trust and security. “God is not a man that He should lie.” Time and again,
While Abraham left everything to Issac, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to the land of the east. Were the Wisemen descendants of Abraham?
From Genesis to Revelation, God’s heart is revealed through the imagery of the shepherd and his flock. Most significantly, Jesus the Son of God, is represented as a lamb. How
Joseph, weakly publicized, contributed significantly to the early life of Jesus. Since even a child is known by his doings, we understand the man he was from the tidbits we
Mary Today we reflect on Mary, a girl growing up in the first century, saying yes to God in a world that would not receive Him. We look to the
John the Baptist In every season, the old stories sparkle differently. Today we reflect on John the Baptist, born to the priest Zacharias and his wife. What a gift John
We often crave new and exciting tales. Still, we yearn to hear the old, old story, as A. Catherine Hankey wrote in the hymn “Tell Me the Old, Old Story.”
In the Amplified version of Habakkuk 3:1 we read, “Set (this piece of writing) to wild, enthusiastic, and triumphal music.” The New Living Translation says, “This prayer was sung by
Habakkuk bared his soul before God. How long would this suffering go on? Why should not the wicked Babylonians suffer for their brutality? Then he waited expectantly for the answer.
(Habakkuk) After God responded to Habakkuk, you can almost see the wheels of his brain turning. How could he reconcile the information just received with his knowledge of God? First,
(Habakkuk) To the prophet Habakkuk, it seemed he was doing a lot of praying while God was doing a bunch of nothing. God helped him to see that he was
It is easy to sing when the sun shines. But the genuine test of the heart comes in times of adversity. A quick look at the Old Testament books of
Paul, in Galatians 5, contrasts a life filled with God’s Spirit and one that is not. A vivid picture of this type of contrast is depicted in the story of
When we come to the familiar biblical stories, it is necessary to invite the Holy Spirit to speak fresh truth. As we sit around the table of God’s Word today,
David’s father, Jesse, now an old man, sent David to the ongoing battle with the Philistines. He wanted news, but he also wanted to send supplies. When David reached the
Ephesians 6:12 tells us we fight, not with mortal men, but with principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this age and the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly
When we look at 1 Samuel 16, we see the hand of God preparing a young man for his calling. He is, after all, the God of all circumstances. But
The Bible doesn’t tell us how long, but Samuel mourned for Saul long enough that God had to tell him it was time to move on. Then another matter kept
Samuel’s relationship with Saul came to a dramatic end. He had high expectations for this tall, handsome son of Kish. The prophet had heard God’s word to his heart concerning