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Power to the Faint

Nature Preserves

Many of my daily hikes take me to trails through nature preserves. I love seeing the colors and evidence of God’s hand in creation and preservation. I also appreciate those people who put a lot of effort into preserving nature in these places. But no matter how hard we try to preserve nature, natural eventsContinue reading “Nature Preserves”

The Lord Preserves the Faithful

Available Supply

If you could gather up one thing in unlimited supply, what would it be? The easy answer is to say money, so that you could always have what you wanted. Another answer would be good health so that you could do everything that you wanted to do. Perhaps you would say love so that youContinue reading “Available Supply”

God’s Storehouse of Goodness

He Gets Us

We do not have a God who is cold and distant, but we have a God, who in Jesus Christ, put on all our feelings and put on our flesh. King David wrote these words in Psalm 31 and it is believed that Jesus spoke these words on the cross; “Be gracious to me, OContinue reading “He Gets Us”

He Knows the Distress of My Soul

No Limits

When my wife was little, she and her siblings thought that they could dig a hole in their backyard and reach China. However, there were limits to their abilities and strength in order to accomplish this task and they never made it. While our culture tells us that we can accomplish anything that we setContinue reading “No Limits”

Deep Things of God

Broken Promises

Today, families often look much different than in the past. Many traditional values have gone by the wayside. Families are often beset by struggle and tensions. Often one or more members of the family have left the home and have little to no contact with other family members. I Timothy 5:8 says, “But if anyoneContinue reading “Broken Promises”