It’s as though a sinister stranger comes knocking on your door. You must let him in, for he knocks insistently and will not go away. He is sorrow personified.
As a deadly tornado ripped through Will County, Illinois, a young father sat cradling his infant child, born just 3 weeks before. When the fierce, howling winds finally subsided... Read More »
What’s the greatest activity we can spend time doing? Worshiping God! Worship is not repeating hasty, routine petitions or listening to mood-inducing music. Worship is the... Read More »
The meaning of the words Alpha and Omega —terms that refer to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet—is fairly easy to understand. Like A and Z,... Read More »
When my dog Whitaker and I take our morning walk through the deep woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the air is filled with sound. Birds of many species break the early... Read More »
To celebrate Passover, Jewish worshipers sing Psalms 113-118, a section called the “Egyptian Hallel.” The ceremony builds to a crescendo of appreciation for freedom... Read More »
“In the beginning” (Genesis 1:1) is not the only place in the Bible where we read about creation. The remarkable work of God’s creation is not a one-passage phenomenon.... Read More »
Out of the depths” the psalmist cries to God (Psalm 130:1). His problem surfaces: terrible guilt for things done and undone in the past. “If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,... Read More »
One of my friends was in tears on a beautiful summer day, unable to deal with life’s difficulties. Another could not look beyond the life-altering sadnesses of her past. Still... Read More »