II Timothy 1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” As a four-year-old little boy, I learned the meaning of an upward trail. Dad took Mom and I on a hike to a small mountain lake outside of Coeur d’Alene, […]

Exodus 34:9 says, “And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people: and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.” EMMANUEL, God with us!  Driving down Hwy 395, north of

Luke 2:9 says, “And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.” In Christmas pageants, it is usually the little girls that play the part of the angels. I don’t know how this originated. There is no doubt that

John 6:9 says, “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” I can tell you what I had for lunch throughout my high school years. It was always in a brown paper bag, packed by my mother. It consisted of two peanut

Genesis 19:16 says, “And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.” The snow had been falling for several days in

Genesis 1:31 says, ”And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…” Years ago, my wife Donna and I were visiting our best friends, Lawrence and Virginia. Brandon, their little boy, brought Donna a book for her to read to him. “What does the cow say, Brandon?” After some thought,

Luke 14:23 says, “And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” Our Sunday morning church service was over. My wife and I were hungry, so we went to Zips to get something to eat. Because Zips was