Today’s Truth I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. (Psalm 57:2, ESV) Friend to Friend My heart…
Child’s Adoption
by Lisa Copen I swore that I would never scrapbook. I saw some amazing scrapbooks that friends had put together, but the thought of cutting…
Happy Birthday Jessica
Daddy loves his daughter Like no one else on earth. From the day that I first saw you There’s little compared to your worth Forever…
Jesus’ Footsteps
Lee Strobel tells about a mother from Costa Mesa, California who told about the day her three-year old son was on her heels wherever she…
Wise Old Man
A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home in the summer near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of…
Words Hurt
by Dionna Sanchez “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That is probably the most common chant on any…
Daughter of God
Oh blessed daughter of God Whose heart is full of gold You may think me as odd When your fashions I do scold! I must…
Bandaids and Hearts
I watched my children’s helmet-covered heads disappear down the sidewalk as they sped along on their bikes, and was reminded of Proverbs 4:23: “Above all…
Eyes of Innocence
In “Thoughts on Reverence and Wonder: The Eyes of a Child,” I talked about my soon to be four-year-old daughter, Salina. I am always amazed at how she sees the world in all its glory, the way God intended it to be seen, and responds without any sense of guile or bewilderment. Just yesterday we stopped the car along a rural lane near our home to watch a group of wild geese circle a field, then land in a large pond. My daughter’s eyes grew wide as she saw these birds gracefully glide almost silently on to the surface of the water. She sat there spellbound as she quietly took in this aspect of God’s remarkable world.
Surrender
In 2 Corinthians chapter 12, Paul speaks of the thorn in the flesh that he endured after asking God three times to take it away….
I can see
At 13 years of age, my parents and I visited an ophthalmologist.
As I sat in the examining chair, my face firmly on the chin rest and pupils dilated, the doctor looked into my eyes, shining a bright light.
