Martin Luther’s wife said, “I would never have known the meaning of various psalms, come to appreciate certain difficulties, or known the inner workings of the soul; I would never have understood the practice of the Christian life and work, if God had never brought afflictions to my life.” It is … read more

One day I came to know Dr. John Douglas Adam," wrote Charles Gallaudet Trumbull. “I learned he considered his greatest spiritual asset to be his unwavering awareness of the actual presence of Jesus. Nothing sustained him as much, he said, as the realization that Jesus was always actually … read more

In control of me

Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

• Gautama Buddha

Tools of the wise are humility, and an eagerness to listen and learn. The enemy of the wise is pride.

Paul and his companions… [were] kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. (Acts 16:6) It is interesting to study the way God extended His guidance to these early messengers of the Cross. It consisted mainly in prohibiting their movement when they attempted to … read more

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18) I once kept a bottle-shaped cocoon of an emperor moth for nearly one year. The cocoon was very strange in its construction. The neck of the “bottle” had a narrow opening through … read more

At The Desk I spend a lot of my time sitting at my desk. It is where I watch TV, where I write, journal, and work. It is where I pray, read my bible, and prepare sermons. It’s a hand tailed environment with the sole purpose of helping me to accomplish a purpose. Sitting at my desk is the place where … read more