Fear is an enemy that stalks us all. This opponent of faith limits horizons, causes depression and robs its victims of the joy of living. Here are five faith builders to enable us to overcome fear every day, even in — especially in — these frightening days.
Psychologist Henry Brandt was speaking on overcoming anger to a group not usually associated with rage, but an angry minister was in this crowd who desperately needed what the speaker that day had to say. And not more than four minutes into the lecture this needy one was, in his words, “blaz…
“The truth shall make you free,” is a universally accepted, well-known quote appearing on cornerstones of colleges and in other public places.
I once wrote to a friend thanking him for a comment he made when I visited him shortly after the death of his wife. Reminiscing over their years together, he explained the reason for their successful marriage in one simple yet profound expression of love. "We were good to each other," he said.
Most of us start longing for spring shortly after the winter solstice.
A long email arrived from a discouraged woman. Like many during this festive feasting season, she’d been losing the battle of the bulge; and this after a year of successful weight loss. Using a faith-based lifestyle of discipline and activity, she had shed 48 pounds but had now quickly added 13.
Christmas is a season for giving ... but some refuse to give to those they see as undeserving of their gifts; those who, like the prodigal son, have wasted their money.
During his teen years Yu Chen Kun was a member of the infamous Red Guard, a group inspired by the late Mao Zedong to destroy what the Communist government considered corrupting influences in the country, including Christianity. The Red Guards attacked churches, destroying bibles throughout C…
Duty called me from the couch where I was watching a college football game, one of my favorite pastimes. We were planning to leave on a trip to New York early the next week so our lawn had to be raked and mowed on Saturday, college football’s game day.
I once visited a man in the hospital on his birthday who had suffered a broken neck in a serious accident. He had been told by his doctor that he would never again be able to use his arms or legs. Now, in spite of this disturbing professional prediction, some feeling was returning to his arm…
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FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — There is a benefit to piloting in relief supplies to disaster areas.
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In some cases, it took weeks before supplies reached the hardest hit areas of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian spent more than a day spinning over islands, ripping away roofs, inundating ground floors and taking lives.
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For some who believe in prayer, the tragedy of Hurricane Dorian has amplified its need.
A recent news account out of Boston caught the nation’s attention.
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FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — More than a month after Hurricane Dorian rampaged through the Bahamas — killing at least dozens and causing billions in damages — everything still seems soaked.
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FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMAS — Volunteers try to empathize with victims of natural disasters.
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MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO ISLAND, BAHAMAS — Less than a mile from the coast stood the community of The Mudd.
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For some who believe in prayer, the tragedy of Hurricane Dorian has amplified its need.
In her article “Anorexia Nervosa: I Almost Starved to Death” appearing in Family Life Today, Dianne Lawson tells about being so addicted to dieting that she counted every calorie she consumed, including those in the toothpaste she was using. Sometimes she would go two or three days without f…
“This is like driving in a beautiful painting!” Pauline exclaimed while we were on one of our annual October color tours. Well said!
As I finish the topic of “Amazing” Grace, I had previously mentioned John Newton and the music called "Amazing Grace." Newton was pure evil and committed atrocities on enslaved Africans. He believed only God's amazing grace could and would take a rude, profane, slave-trading sailor and trans…
As I finish the topic of “Amazing” Grace, I mentioned in a recent column the author and one-time slave-trader John Newton and the chant "Amazing Grace." Newton was pure evil and he committed atrocities on enslaved Africans. He would later believe only God's amazing grace could and would take…
May we all live in peace and have a successful journey and show our Love.
During my high school years a fellow student gained national attention by cutting his two cars in half and joining the front sections, back to back. There was no rear seat in this modified Model A Ford, only two front seats and two steering wheels facing opposite directions. Memory allows me…
Most people would like to increase their faith. They struggle with problems too difficult to solve and carry burdens too heavy to bear. Sleep eludes them and they are on a continual search for peace of mind.
Each morning I stand before a large map on my study wall to pray a brief prayer from the Old Testament known as the prayer of Jabez. It’s been my daily practice since sometime in the 1970s, when I first truly took notice of this prayer sticking out like the proverbial sore thumb amidst the f…
I received a visit from a group of friends from the Tampa area this past Sunday. We spent the night in the building that was designated for a place of worship but was denied to us by county commissioners. The next morning about 4:30 a.m., one by one the travelers woke up and prepared themsel…
Solomon said there is a time to be silent. (Ecclesiastes 3:7)
Grace is one of the many attributes of Allah. Mankind lives by grace and when that predetermined grace time expires, then our earthly journey ends.
To those seekers of peace, this is for your information. I’ll explain some terms that I had used or will use in my writings. They are: cherry-picker, uhuru, ultimate power source and Allah.
When Louis “Louie” Zamperini carried the Olympic torch near the end of its Japanese journey in 1998, he was only a short distance from the place where he had suffered indescribable torture as a prisoner during World War II. The Winter Olympics stretched the participants to their limits durin…
Lacking time to write something fresh this week, I took this challenging piece written by my husband Gerald from our book Dream Treasure: Learning the Language of Heaven. JD
“Now may your guardian angel be at the wheel!”
The brief note I received from a friend thanking me for calling revealed the depth of his depression. Knowing he was going through a difficult experience, I had called to ask how he was holding up and to encourage him. “Sometimes you feel so alone and wonder if anyone cares,” his note read.
Dominating the news this week has been the question why did they do it? Was it a hate crime, or mental illness? Who caused it? Who’s responsible?
When the phone on my desk rang late, it caught me scanning newspaper ads in search of a used car. I had no idea that call would send me on an unforgettable journey.
Driving down a country road, we stopped and went into a farmhouse. An old woman was rocking a baby. An elderly man strode in and asked, “Do you know what we are doing here?”
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Add Charm City to your summertime vacation places to visit. It’s in Maryland, the largest city in that state and the largest independent city in the United States. It’s an economical hub for the state and has a lot of history behind it. On the westside of the city there is the University of …
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What you do is important. How you do it may be even more important.
Yusef is a good man. He faithfully goes to the mosque, he has a job and is routinely on time.
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Then they came for the women … she didn’t stay in her place … it was her fault, even in the Garden of Eden.
The brief note I received from a friend thanking me for calling revealed the depth of his depression. Knowing he was going through a difficult experience, I had called to ask how he was holding up and to encourage him. “Sometimes you feel so alone and wonder if anyone cares,” his note read.
Can we talk about … the atrocities that were committed before, during and after the Revolutionary War.
There I was at one of my favorite places doing one of my favorite things: standing on the shore of a nearby lake fishing. Pauline had given me a new casting reel and I was giving it a workout, enjoying how quiet it functioned and how far I could cast as the day moved too quickly to a close.
Our western world has forgotten that God once spoke to people through dreams and visions. Yet through the years, I have listened to countless dreams and visions that have shed light on the paths of people, both ordinary and famous.
