Dear Friends: He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum” which means, “Little girl, get up!” And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and
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A Word of Grace – May 14, 2012
Dear Friends: This message will go out on Mother’s Day weekend. Whether you are a mother or daughter, father or son, cast-off and orphaned or held close in family in friendships, I hope that this message that I first sent out seven years ago will bless your day and week with the tender mercy of
A Word of Grace – May 7, 2012
Dear Friends: When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes, he does.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke of it first, asking, “What do you think, Simon? From who do the kings of the earth take toll
A Word of Grace – April 30, 2012
Dear Friends: Our life is not found in our sufficiency, but in what we do with our deficiencies. What do when we’ve done all the right things and it doesn’t work out? Consider with me the testimony of the ancient scribe Baruch found in chapters 36 and 45 of the Book of Jeremiah. The prophet
A Word of Grace – April 23, 2012
Dear Friends: O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry. For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. Psalm 88:1-3 I stop and look back down