A semicolon is typically used in place of a period when an author could end a sentence but chooses not to. Instead, it leads to the anticipation that there is a “second half” to the sentence. Metaphorically, we can choose to punctuate life’s storms with either a...

The writer of Ecclesiastes begins the book with: “Meaningless! Meaningless! ... Everything is meaningless.” Fleeting are our lives here on Earth. Like the embers of a waning fire, every earthly thing has “a finite expiration date.” The decisions we make on Earth,...

The rainbow is evermore a symbol of God’s covenantal promise He made between Himself and His children to never again destroy the earth with a flood. Embedded in that covenant is His promise to never leave nor forsake us. Rainbows appear only after a rainstorm. When we...

Life is full of mistakes! The human condition means we are guaranteed to make mistakes. However, there is great peace to be found in the fact that God never makes mistakes. Trying circumstances in our lives are not because God “messed up.”, our mistakes can be used by...

God is Goodness Personified. He is the standard of all that is good and always acts in accordance to what is right, true, and holy. Goodness is not only a hallmark of His nature. Goodness also defines His relationship to His children. His Goodness runs after us, it...

God revealed Himself to Hagar as “El-Roi,” The God Who Sees, when Hagar had become pregnant and ran away from Abram and his wife Sarai’s household. God poured His tender mercies upon Hagar and assured her that not only would He care for her, He would provide for her...

For forty years after God delivered them out of Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the wilderness before they finally found the Promised Land. It was a time of great testing. Regardless, never once did God leave them alone in the wilderness. He was the Cloud that led...

Our lives have sanctity because we are made in God’s image. Being the Imago Dei means we reflect the very nature of God in us! For men, being God’s image bearers means they have been wired to protect their children just as their Heavenly Father cares for them. When a...

Metaphorical “Goliaths” in our lives come in many guises. Their common denominator: fear and terror. When the Israelite army was faced with Goliath in battle, they were terrified at this giant who taunted them with his lies. Yet, all it took fearless David to slay...

A life in Christ is not absent from storms. Yet, He already knows every storm we will encounter, and has already made provisions for our deliverance. Choosing to put our faith and trust in Jesus when we are undergoing trials renders us “weatherproof” from the storms...