Father Kiesler was in the office reading a copy of The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI). His mother gave it to him when he visited her on Mother’s Day. He was greeted enthusiastically first by his younger sister, Katja and then, his mother who was beside herself with delight.… Read More Father Kiesler’s Visitor
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it – 1 Corinthians 10:13, NKJV Temptation is something we all face. Even Jesus… Read More Facing Temptation
She couldn’t stop crying. The tears just kept falling. Her heart was breaking. How she ached for Marius. She realized now that she had never really loved Titus. She cared deeply for him but she was never in love with him. She never knew what it was like to be truly and completely in love… Read More Reconnecting With Marius
I have sung this wonderful hymn so many times but it wasn’t until recently that I came across the woman who wrote it. Frances Havegal was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Her two best known hymns are Take My Life and Let it Be and Thy Life for Me, also known as I Gave My Life for Thee.… Read More Frances Havergal
God showed the people of Nineveh grace when He sent Jonah to call them to repentance. The people responded to the call with a great fast. Even the animals fasted. The king covered himself with sackcloth and ashes. Sackcloth is an expression of sorrow, repentance. It is symbolic of God’s judgment. Ashes are symbolic of… Read More What an Awesome God
I’m a single father because my wife, Keisha died in hospital. This shouldn’t have happened. Keisha should still be alive and here with our son, Byron and me. Shortly after Keisha gave birth to Byron, I noticed that the fluid in her Foley catheter, the thin tube inserted in patients to drain urine was tinged… Read More Malcolm’s Story
He had one more person to see before he left for Cotonou the next day. Ashley. Everyone had remarked how she would be a perfect pastor’s wife and he had been inclined to agree with them but there was only one problem–he wasn’t in love with her. And for him, marrying someone he didn’t love… Read More Hank’s Last Goodbye
He was going to miss coming here to this spot where he spent hours reflecting, praying and enjoying his surroundings. Hopefully, there will be places of solitude in Cotonou where he could spend time alone with God and nature. He had been a pastor since he was twenty-five and now he was fifty. People were… Read More Hank’s Last Day in Portland
Then Isaiah said, “Take a lump of figs.” So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered – 2 Kings 20:7, NKJV. King Hezekiah had a boil that was serious enough to kill him but he prayed and begged God to let him live and God answered his prayer. God promised that… Read More Figs
“I was thinking that for Savannah’s birthday, we can have a costume party,” Georgia said to her husband, Theodore. “That’s a great idea, Honey. There’s this place called, Party Fanatics. It provides family-friendly entertainment and event planning services for a variety of events. We can go and check it out tomorrow if you like. They… Read More Savannah’s Birthday
Notes to Women 