You ask why I follow this Jesus? Why I love Him the way I do? When the world’s turned away from His teachings And the people who serve Him are few. It’s not the rewards I’m after Or gifts that I hope to receive It’s the Presence that calls for commitment It’s the Spirit I … Read more
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was leaving the room after paying a visit, and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.” Very quietly the doctor said, “I don’t know.” “You don’t know?” the man said. “You, a Christian man, do not know what is … Read more
Lord, it’s so easy to give in. To let the clouds gather dark and threatening, whipped up by the winds of my own fear. Mists of my own making blotting out the light and warmth of your presence. So easy, in mouth-dry anxiety, to feel alone. Abandoned. Unprotected. To roll in nettlebeds of self-pity, the … Read more