Your Road Home

There is a gospel song that goes “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine…Let it shine till Jesus comes, I’m going to let it shine.” (originally written by Harry Dixon Loes around 1920)   We have just celebrated Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the “Light of the World”. His birth was the fulfillment of the prophecy “those who have walked in darkness have seen a great light!” (Isaiah 9:2) Jesus, the Messiah, Emmanuel, “God With Us”…all name

What starts out as a set-back or perhaps a temporary delay, can (and sometimes does) turn into heart-wrenching disappointment.  Depending on the nature and cause of the disappointment and unmet expectation, we can experience a range of feelings from mild annoyance to deep discouragement. Prolonged disappointments (perhaps prayers that seem denied, or seemingly “not even heard” by God) can sometimes then lead to levels of doubt. “Does God hear me, or does He even care?” “How c

“In everything give thanks, for this is will of God for you.” 1Thess. 5:18 * * * * * * In my previous entry, I wrote about the dark place of deep disappointment, discouragement, doubts; and the decisions we make when we experience those emotions. We will go through times of grieving when our disappointments are due to losses that deeply affect our lives. But, even when being “thankful” is the last thing you may feel like doing, we still need to do it.   Why?   Because, I beli

Earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, famine, violent political take-overs, global pandemics, shutdowns, financial uncertainty….  No one can argue that we are in a time of chaos!  Although tragedy always has gone on and been present in many places, it seems our world has been even more shaken to the core in the past months!    Jesus warned of such situations in Matthew 24: 4-8, and as the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, in II Timothy 3:1-5. These verses are just a few of the many

This month, on July 4th, our country celebrated its “birthday”; 245 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia. The ‘founding fathers’, those who gathered together at this historic time wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” They furthered outlined their grievances a

God’s amazing love, that He sent His Son to be the Savior of the world! Holy Week: On what we now call “Palm Sunday”, many greeted Jesus as He came into Jerusalem, crying out “Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Matthew 21: 9). Then, we read of Jesus’ demonstration of righteous anger towards the money changers in the Temple (Matthew 21:12-13). Knowing well what was to come, Jesus continued to teach and heal those who came to Him. Je

Many of us have heard the verse, “…weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalms 30:5b NKJV)  Perhaps someone has quoted that verse to you, when you confided to them your grief or feelings  of sorrow. When your sadness is short-lived, it can be a real comfort.  But, when each new morning comes and you continue to feel deep sorrow, what then? With each new dawn the circumstances causing the sorrow are just as real. The circumstances or events creating

“We love Him (God), because He first loved us.”  I John 4:19 (NKJV) Looking back:  Memories I came into a personal relationship with Jesus around the age of 7.  I had seen the strong love for the Lord that my parents had, and I wanted “to love Jesus like my Mom did”. The “first love” of a child for the Lord is very sweet, innocent, and uncomplicated; something I have since witnessed in the lives of my own children and now grandchildren! I also was blessed by being raised in a

Many years ago, I first met Janet; but as she was several years older than me, I only had a casual acquaintance with her.  She was active...