Sick Child and a Loving Dad

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NLT) My two-year-old son couldn’t keep any food down. It had been a very rough night and morning for him. He was trembling and weak as he came into the room where I sat. His eyes filled with tears and...

God Makes Great Things out of the Not-So-Great

        “And we know that God causes everything to work for the good of those who love him.”        (Romans 8:28) (NLT)   It got down to five degrees Fahrenheit a few months ago where we live. That morning, my wife realized that she left a bunch of bananas from the...

The Coming Storm

Here’s a story I wrote for a Faithwriters.com writing contest about eight years ago. The topic for that week was “In-laws.” I was seriously wondering what to do with that one 🙂 This is what I came up with. The Coming Storm A small drop of water, the...

No, We’re Getting Out

“For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” II Corinthians 4:17 (NLT) Even though I live in the Northland, winter is not my favorite. I do my best to...