GOD IS GREAT AND GOD IS GOOD!

I remember so well the prayer that we prayed as children, probably, too mechanical at times, but still the simple words are theologically sound:  God is great and God is good, let us thank Him for our food,(1 Tim 4:4, 1 Thess. 5:18), By His hands we must be fed (Luke 12:24, James 1:17), give us, Lord, our daily bread (Matt. 6:11).  Although it may be a simple prayer, I want to focus on the first line and try to explain why that is a profound truth, one that encourages and comforts my heart as...

JEHOVAH SHALOM

Don't you love the way that those two words roll off your tongue? Not only do I love to share good books that I have read but another love of mine is good and worshipful music. I have a new cd by Shannon Wexelberg entitled I Have a Song and on that cd is a song called JEHOVAH-SHALOM. Let me give you one of the verses- "In the darkness Your presence wraps around me like a blanket of rest that covers me. When my heart is overwhelmed You're my Comfort and my Help , You are with me!"...

The Most Influential Lady I Have Ever Known

I picked up a magazine recently and noted the cover story- The Most Influential Women, names like Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, etc...... gracing the cover. Immediately, I thought of the idea of writing this week, leading up to Mother's Day, of my Mother, the most influential lady I have ever know...