4 Things to Remember When Tragedy Strikes

God is good – God is not the author of evil. He is good (Matt. 19:17). He blesses both saints and sinners (Matt. 5:45). All good things come from God (James 1:17). He desires nothing but good for His creation. When bad things happen in this world, they are not God’s doing. Evil does not […]

A Prayer by George MacDonald

George McDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and preacher who influenced C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L’Engle, and many others. The following is one of his sonnets from Diary of an Old Soul. Many Christians throughout the years have used this collection of daily poems as devotionals and prayers. This poem is a great reminder […]

Why Did God Create?

  Why did God create? That seems like an impossible question to answer, but maybe it isn’t. The same question could be posed to us. Why do we create? Why do we have children? They are expensive. We must devote a vast amount of time to caring for them. They cause us anxiety and sometimes […]

I’m Amazed

I’m amazed by all kinds of things.  I’ve seen many changes in my short lifetime.  I’ve seen things created that I didn’t think possible.  As a child I was amazed by a large computer that was not color and only performed the simplest of tasks, but now I carry a much superior computer in my […]

A Father’s Presence

I am really having a fun time being a parent as Jackson is learning to walk. Each day he is taking more and more steps on his own, although crawling is still his favorite mode of transportation.  Jackson will sometimes take a small walk on his own, but when he is holding onto my hand […]

Father Knows Best

I hate getting shots.  Last year, I went to India and the only thing that caused me some hesitation was all the shots I would have to receive.  Although I cannot stand to get a shot, it bothers me more when my son has to get one.  I don’t like the thought of sticking an […]

Knowing God

In the fourth century Gregory Nazianzus wrote, “It is more important that we should remember God than that we should breathe: indeed, if one may say so, we should do nothing else besides.” I believe Gregory’s statement is true. There is nothing more important that we can do, than to know God. We should devote […]