Holding Jesus

We human being are so security-oriented. Whether it is conscious or not, we all need and want security in our lives. From the time we are born, we are ...

Safety in God's Will

The center of God's will is our only safety.

The Wisdom of the Suspension Bridge

I want to tell you something that may surprise you. If you're making a trip to San Francisco and you want the safest place to go, you go to the middle ...

Invictus Revisited

When I was young, a poem often quoted was "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.

"Out of the night that covers me, black as a pit from pole ...

Pouring a Foundation

When our church organized a work team for a short-term missions trip to Spain, they wanted "skilled" workers, but were willing to take a few ...

Terrified by the Unknown

An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom ...

Held Back by Fear

I used to carry my aged mother up and down the stairs of our home here in Chicago. And she would grab onto the banister while I was carrying her up or ...

Never Alone

Happy and strong and brave shall we be--able to endure all things, and to do all things--if we believe that every day, every hour, every moment of our ...

The Anchor of Faith

The mighty Niagara River plummets some 180 feet at the American and Horseshoe Falls. Before the falls, there are violent, turbulent rapids. Farther upstream, ...

Don't Test Salvation

Christians have often disagreed over whether believers can forsake their salvation. Perhaps we should compare our situation to riding in the back of a ...