NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN

There are times in life when we will be afflicted to such a degree that we will have nowhere left to turn for help except to God. To those who do not understand the depth of this kind of pain and desperation, it will appear like we are ignoring reality when we finally...

WAITING FOR THE FINAL CHAPTER

Final chapters on any subject are always written by God. A book without its final chapter is an incomplete representation of a person’s life. While the final chapter is being written, our trust in the goodness of God is the strongest evidence we can provide that tells...

DOUBLING DOWN

My dad was a decent blackjack player. Sometimes, at the end of a vacation, we were able to extend our time away because dad paid a visit to a casino when we were near Lake Tahoe or somewhere in Nevada. Mom and my brother and I would wait in our family pickup truck...

NAKED AND UNAFRAID

Not all assignments from the Lord are considered normal. Isaiah, for example, got this prophetic assignment from the Lord, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing and remove your sandals. Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot” (Isaiah...

A STRANDED FAITH

I love the wide-open space of sagebrush-dotted prairies. These places are removed far from the noise of civilization. There is a hush in that kind of place that soothes my soul.  While watching an advertisement for a Tesla, I tried to imagine someone wanting to...