Every Wednesday here at The Friends of Israel we gather for chapel service. After an update and message from one of our ministry representatives we break into groups and pray …
It Was (and Still Is) a Good Friday
“You will be a mocker at the cross.” I was a little shocked at this declaration from the director. I was performing in the Easter play our school’s music department …
How to be a Perfect Father
Have you ever heard that holidays like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day are simply made up by the card industry? I have no idea if that is true …
Passing on a Christian Heritage
Long before the time of ancestry.com, a family member decided to research our family tree. With a few gaps, she was able to trace my father’s side back to the …
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
I have vivid memories of singing in church as a child. When the piano and organ began the introduction to a song I would try to guess the song before …
No Good Thing: A Devotional on Psalm 84:11
It had happened before. A friend of a friend has a friend who is pregnant and thinking of adoption. When I got the email a year ago this week I …
Why Are You Fearful?
Growing up in a pastor’s home I heard Bible stories all my life. If it wasn’t during family worship time in our living room at too-early-in-the-morning o’clock, it was in …
