Luke 22:41-42 – And [Jesus] was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. (KJV) Have you ever composed and sent off what should have been a perfect document, only to find that a serious error either in spelling or…

Colossians 4:6 – Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. (NLT) Bonnie and Kayley were at it again. What they were talking about I don't know, but I could hear them plainly, and it was plainly getting on my nerves. My two collies have their own language. All collies, it seems are talker…

Romans 8:28 – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. (NASB) Sifting through old memories-in-a-box can often uncover some long-forgotten items that stir a few controversies that are as relevant today as they were back then. One such item was a 30-year-…

Genesis 25:20 – Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. (CSB) Forty years is a long time to wait to get married. It impresses and perplexes me that God would make a "Faith-Hall-of-Famer" wait that long for companionship and family building. I've rea…

I heard it coming in the distance an hour or so before it arrived in my neighbourhood. At first, it was just a few soft rumbles that gradually increased in volume until finally the storm was right over my house. One thunderclap was so loud that I literally jumped in my seat. Unlike previous storms, which usually moved on in a few minutes, this one …

Psalm 34:17 – The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. (NIV) 1 John 5:14-15 – This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him. (NIV) Depression …

This year when I started to work in our rock garden, I decided to take out about half of it that had been taken over by Gooseneck Loosestrife. Doesn't the name tell you that it doesn't know how to play nice? When we moved here ten years ago, this plant was well contained and added a lot to the garden. Its white gooseneck-shaped blooms were just wha…