"Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." - Genesis 5:24 I have been thinking about Enoch’s walk with God – that is how I would like to be remembered. Years ago, I read the book, "Practicing the Presence of God". Since then, I have often prayed that God would enable me to practice His presence moment by moment....

Have you ever faced circumstances so overwhelming that you wondered how you would stand up under them? At times, we all have feelings of weakness. Though none of us enjoy those experiences, periods of powerlessness and vulnerability are not necessarily negative. Weakness can have detrimental results, like self-pity, despair or sin. It can also...

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles. An angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged...

"For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills" - (Psalm 50:10, KJV). Gently chiding a Christian worker for praying that God might give him a second-hand car to use in his service for the Lord, Dr. AW Tozer reminded the man: "God owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and the Cadillacs, too. Why not ask Him for the best?" That...

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them" (Psalm 34:7). A few years ago I was driving home from a birthday party. It was raining and dark. I came to an intersection and was driving through when the light turned yellow. At that exact moment, a car turned left through the intersection and drove right in front...

Some people are adventurous. Not me. I enjoy a warm shower in the morning, good coffee and predictably comfortable living quarters. Besides I struggle with allergies and food sensitivities. Unknown food territory is a bit scary. For a time I was afraid God would send me to Africa as a missionary! That thought kept me from surrendering the control...

The following is a suggested prayer to use on neighborhood prayer walks and it is based on the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven.... "Lord, You are a Father to us, Your people. But we want every person in this block to know You as Father, too. We speak Your comfort and peace to them. We want them to know that the God of the Bible...