Psalm 27 is a great Psalm to calm your nerves when what appears to be the day of trouble arrives in your life. Psalm 27:5 (ESV) — 5 For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me […]

There was a time when the disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith so Jesus gave them some motivation for an increase of faith then pointed out to them that their faith would increase with their level of faithfulness. Luke 17:5–10 (ESV) — 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And […]

“Just one more time daddy, just one more time.” The scene can be repeated in a billion situations. It can be a father and child at the swing set when just one more won’t suffice. It can be the questions of life that come up between parents and children when the child asks but one […]

It’s hard to believe that my “one breath from death – look what God can do” experience was fifteen years ago today. In addition to a debt of gratitude to God for His orchestration in all matters, including my interest and excessive involvement in endurance sports, namely Ironman triathlons. Who would have ever thought when […]

First, a word of explanation. Last week I was listening to a podcast about training and a professional athlete was talking about her woes of having moved to France to train and race in Europe this spring. Not only were her races canceled but her training was limited because of the quarantine in France where […]