Last week, the devotional took an hour to write. I was done by 10:00 a.m. This week, it’s 11:00 a.m. and I’ve just started writing this sentence. I had a vision last week, though it was changed by the time I got to the middle of the writing. I didn’t know when I started that …
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Phelps Passion Surpassed
At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, in the 100 meter butterfly, multi-gold medalist Michael Phelps won by one one-hundredth of a second. While his competitor, Milorad Cavic glided in the water, Mr. Phelps powered a last half-stroke, which made all the difference. A top-of-the world champion doesn’t glide. And he never gives up. Usain Bolt of …
Winter Sustenance
Like ‘50s farm women who canned corn in August for January sustenance, we can store up God’s word in the cellars of our hearts. Such stored wisdom can carry us through our spiritual winters. When tragedy and disappointment threaten to overwhelm our trust in God’s goodness, those summer-stored words can nourish us. “Though he slay …