faith – 300 words a day

Double Answer

The tale of George Muller and his orphanage stands out as a testament to unwavering trust in God. One crisp morning, the pantry of Muller’s orphanage stood bare, with nothing to feed the 300 hungry children under his care. Yet his faith remained unshaken. With quiet confidence, he instructed his assistant to seat the children […]

by Paul Merrill

Sometimes it takes a while

Now, now, now!! We all want things to happen fast. But God doesn’t necessarily work that way. I’m in the midst of a job hunt – or as people gently say, “looking for a new opportunity.” Even though unemployment rates are among the lowest in a very long time, it is proving difficult to find […]

by Jon Swanson

Reflecting on the rain.

“Showers of blessing, showers of blessing we need; Mercy-drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead.” For the first third of my life, I was in church on Sunday evenings. That’s when we sang songs with more energy, with creative harmonies. The basses got to dig deep, to add notes. It’s the […]

by Jon Swanson

For those of us who live tentatively.

I have friends who read a lot. They set goals. They keep lists. They track their reading online. A couple weeks ago, I read a bunch of books. I was going to put them on my online reading list. But then I started thinking. “Are these the right kind of books to list?” I thought. […]

by Jon Swanson

David and Taylor Swift: on wisdom and love.

Today we have for you two partial posts. +++ David was a remarkable soldier. When we read through 1 Samuel, the accounts of his effectiveness in fighting the Philistines are striking. So when we get to 2 Samuel 5 and read, “And David inquired of the Lord,” the phrase stands out. So does the response: […]