Dwelling Safely in the Fortress

Dwelling Safely in the Fortress

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in Him I will trust.’  Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous...
Bird Song and Butterfly Wings

Bird Song and Butterfly Wings

“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune.”  ~George Washington Carver   The morning breeze rippled the curtains.  Sunlight streamed between the slats of the mini-blinds –  a...
Broken Chains

Broken Chains

“Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.”  Romans 6:6     I’m in prison.  I built it.  It’s my own.  Every inch, each bar, the lock, the concrete floor – every...
Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times

  “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red;’ and in the morning you say ‘it will be foul weather today for the sky is red and threatening.’  Hypocrites!  You know how to discern the face of thy sky, but you cannot discern the...