Jacob, like his son Joseph, probably wondered whatever happened to that blessing that set the tone of his youth--that blessing promised...

I am reminded that there are still those small lanterns burning in the world, no matter how dark things become. It was 8:45 p.m. on May...

Do Christians Sin Every Day?    "I sin every day." This common statement is often attached to the prevailing claim that all sins are...

Those who argue that faith is purely a gift of God contend that a dead man has no power to exert his will.  If he did, he would be...

Background: Some men who ironically thrive under failure fall apart in times of success. But not Joseph. Every sinew of his soul has...

Without a doubt, Joseph's profound fear of God not only holds him steady through all his experiences as a slave in Egypt but also becomes...

We so often hear the sound of a thought without thinking. God is God. And we rush right on, wanting something more. There is no more. We...

A touch of love and petals open, blossoms burst through snowy bark, eaglets dare the mountain gorges, songbirds giggle...

All I want out of life is Heaven--Adam's Eden is long dead . . . But sometimes still a buttercup evening springs Gold shadows...

Waves, tumbling broken shells in the unbroken crash and hush of tide, skidding to shore and crawling backwards, spent, subdued, gurgle...