Genesis 37:24 And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it I am an ice hockey fan and have faithfully followed the Toronto Maple Leafs, since I was a child. They have a storied existence but have not won the Stanley Cup in my […]
Archive | April, 2021
The Fine Art of Waiting
Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. One of the most difficult things to learn is the fine art of waiting, particularly when you are younger. We are naturally wired to satisfy a desire or “want” quickly. Athletes must necessarily learn this important discipline of waiting […]
Greater love has no one than this…
John 15: 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. The Olympics can be a wonderful stage for book-worthy stories. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia are no exception. One such story comes from the Canadian […]
My Power is made Perfect in Weakness!
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” In this letter to the church in Corinth, Paul speaks of a “thorn in [his] flesh”. It is not clear what this thorn was; […]