“Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31).Author L.B. Cowan shares the fable of how birds got wings. She writes:The story goes that initially birds were made without wings. Then God made the wings, set them down before the wingless birds and said to them, “Take up the...  Read More

One day Jesus was walking along on his way to Jerusalem when two blind men began yelling at him. The Bible says, “Two blind men shouted ‘Lord, have mercy on us!’ Jesus stopped and called them, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’” (Matthew 20:30-32). Notice the word stopped. Jesus stopped. Jesus was willing to stop—to be interrupted. We must be as well. So much of Jesus’ ministry and so many of Hi...  Read More

“In that day you will say…‘Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid’” (Isaiah 12:1-2). Isaiah is writing: One day this is what you will say…What is he talking about? Well, Isaiah, the 8th century B.C. prophet in Jerusalem, is speaking to the people of Judah. The nation was facing threatening forces outside its borders. Dangerous and imposing enemies had risen. The Northern Kingdo...  Read More

Today is Christmas Eve and so our thoughts naturally return to the first Christmas day. In a small town called Bethlehem a baby was born, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. Shepherds visited Him. Wise men brought gifts to Him. A Jewish peasant woman cared for Him. A Jewish carpenter lovingly held Him. Indeed, Joseph held in his rugged hands the One who had crafted the world by His...  Read More

I got stuck on I-95 about a week and a half ago. That was a lot of fun. It seems there was an incident/accident involving a crane, which jammed up traffic and turned a section of the infamous highway into a parking lot. I know because I was there for what seemed like days—okay it was not even hours. But in the middle of it, I called Rhonda and told her that I was about to scratch my eyeballs out b...  Read More

I have enjoyed reading, over the years, the devotionals from missionary L.B. Cowman in her book Streams in the Desert. I want to share a Christmas selection from this book, first published in 1925, that I think you will enjoy—A number of years ago a remarkable Christmas card was published by the title “If Christ Had Not Come.” It was based on our Savior’s own words, “If I had not come,” in John 15...  Read More