Through the work of the Spirit in our lives and through the discipline of our minds (Romans 12:2), the roots of our lives must become firmly planted in the reality of God’s love as revealed in Christ. Like the ground from which a tree’s roots are nourished, God’s love is the one source from which…
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? SelahBut know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.Be angry, and…
“That’s not very smart,” was Lynne’s response when I told her I was going to Airborne Training (Jump School). I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve been given the “not smart” response on many occasions. Some are not valid, but many probably were. When I volunteered to return to Vietnam for a second combat tour, several…
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away…
“A-h-h-h-h! It feels so good to get this pack off my back,” I whined as I eased down to the ground. “At least it’s not raining,” someone offered. It was late 1970, and we were operating in the Que Son Mountains in South Vietnam. The monsoon season was raging, and to be resupplied, we had…
