storm

Commercial fishermen understand weather. Commercial fishermen understand water. That understanding is their salary. That understanding is their life.  That understanding can mean their life, when a storm comes up unexpectedly. One day Jesus climbs in a boat. His disciples follow him. A storm comes up. They are scared to death. They are scared of death. […]

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Waiting is hard

We all have stories about God not answering our prayer. We asked for help on the test. We failed. We asked for healing for the child. She died. We asked “why?” We didn’t hear anything. Given our experience, many of us read these words that Jesus said and we cringe: “Ask and it will be […]

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so why do we have to ask

[Matthew 6:7-8] Sometimes I know exactly what our kids need. I can look ahead and know that they will be in that situation and will need that solution. I know it. But I may not tell them. Sometimes they decide to ask ahead of time. We can take care of their need. Sometimes they come […]

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