Dear Faith Family, He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds, (Psalm 147:3). It took a few minutes for the pieces of the live picture to come together in my head. On the right shoulder of I26 was a white service truck. Next to the truck stood, assumingly, the driver of that truck. Directly across three lanes of traffic up against the concrete median sat what a...

Dear Faith Family, Remember therefore from where you have fallen, (Revelation 2:5). You guys ever forget? You know, an appointment? Your keys? Your umbrella? Where you parked your car? How about an anniversary? What's that about? Like do we just get distracted? Does something else become more important (tyranny of the urgent)? A couple of weeks ago it was off to the woo...

Dear Faith Family, And He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart, (Luke 18:18). It was once upon a Christmastime. My sweet wife was busy turning ribbons into bows. See, a friend of hers had a poinsettias farm. And Cyndi was hired to make bows for the poinsettias. It looked easy enough. You're with me, right? Opportunity made i...

Dear Faith Family, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest, (Psalm 22:1-2). For the exhausted parents of toddlers at the end of the day, maybe. For the introvert, maybe. For the neighbor of a yappy dog, maybe. For the chef wh...

Dear Faith Family, What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?, (Romans 9:22-24). M...

Dear Faith Family, I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing, (John 15:5). It was his wedding song to his bride, a "beautiful" monotone top hit that included the lyrics that we love to sing, "I love technology!" Thank you for those stirring words Kip in the classic movie, N...

Dear Faith Family, 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him," (Lamentations 3:22-24). "Try a brief experiment: Using a compass, draw a circle. Take one piece of string and place it on top of the...

Dear Faith Family, Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing, (James 1:2-4). Once upon a time Frank (you know, the guy who owns the car wash) and let's say, Dr. Quinn (cause sh...

Dear Faith Family, Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, (Psalm 37:7). Ahh, Cape Cod. The wooden steps welcomed my tired feet. A left at the top of the attic staircase dead ended in a small bedroom with a window facing the ocean. A rhythmic, rolling rumble came to a crescendo as one wave after another gently crashed onto the beach. A thunderstorm quietly announce...

Dear Faith Family, So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom, (Psalm 90:12). Heard about it. Read about it. But still wasn't ready for the painful heartache that the flowers released. It was just another Monday. A restaurant near the gas pumps seemed a wise choice for my desperately thirsty truck. Never mind that just six days earlier the very same...