The Paradox of Drawing Together While Apart
“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.’” — Mark 9:35 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the…
On the battlefields, 145 years ago . . .
“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” —Jeremiah 29:12-13 On the battlefields of the…
Olympic Inspiration
“Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a…
Shine the Light
“This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the…
Some Things Don’t Change!
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” — Hebrews 4:12 We call it…
Do The Math – A Lesson on Worry
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD is the Rock eternal. —Isaiah 26:3-4 In a recent conversation with a chaplain concerning…
The Wedding Prayer
Year after year I saw my mother putting a copy of a “Prayer for a Bride and Groom” into an envelope and sending it as a wedding gift to some young couple that she knew. I didn’t pay much attention…
Compartmentalization
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.” —Romans 11:36 Because of recent changes in my 93 year-old Mother’s health, I have been cleaning out her closet. Tax papers…
Remembering The Four Chaplains
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13 When the same story keeps coming up, I pay attention. There must be something that God wants me to know or…