The Suffering Servant

Do you know anyone whom you would consider to be a continual servant? These are the kind of people who are regularly meeting the needs of others and seldom looking for recognition. My Dad is one individual in my life who fits this description so well. There has not been...

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The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength

I have found as I have aged (and I’m almost thirty) that there is almost always more to a story than what I heard when I was younger. History is both more complicated and more interesting than I was taught in grade school. God’s Creation is magnificently intricate, and we...

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Checking In Through Prayer

I have tried to maintain the ability to “check in” when traveling. I have made contact with individuals through a variety of ways. In high school, I occasionally checked in with my parents by phone from a landline. In college, we contacted other drivers by CB radio as we traveled...

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Provision in the Storm

I have had the opportunity for the past year to sing with the Montgomery County Choral Society. One of my favorite songs that we sang in our last concert is titled, “Total Praise.” Here are a few lines from the song: Lord, I will lift Mine eyes to the hills...

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God is Worthy of Trust

I don’t know how many of you are like me, but when I hear a song, I rarely hear the lyrics first. My mind listens to the melody, to the beat, to the flow of the music, and that’s usually what I like first about a song. And yet, despite...

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