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Quotations

A Missionary’s Prescription for Contentment

When we are in the midst of disturbing circumstances, contentment can be so difficult to find. During a lifetime of hard missionary work to pygmies in Africa, one woman wrote out her prescription for this virtue.  These priceless notes were found by her daughter after her death, and were quoted in Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda […]

Ascension Day

Today Christians throughout the world remember our Lord’s ascension into heaven. Even though Jesus Christ has ascended to heaven, we are not alone.  He sent his Holy Spirit to be with us, and he gives us his peace as he promised, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” And someday he […]

A Prayer for Loved Ones in Distress

How long, O LORD?  Will you forget her forever? How long will you hide your face from her? How long must she wrestle with her thoughts and every day have sorrow in her heart? How long will her enemy triumph over her? Look on her and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to her […]

Pi Day—An Opportunity for Praise

God has built many surprises into the universe for us to discover and enjoy. One of them is the number pi which begins with 3.141592… and continues on for at least 13 trillion digits, perhaps forever. What is so special about this number?  Simply this:  it shows up throughout nature in the most surprising places, […]

Easter Thoughts for Every Day

I am reading through Easter week in the Bible and with Ann Voskamp, relearning with my heart and mind why Christ came:  to save us from our sins and from all the misery that sin has brought into the world. And I want to give thanks for this, and to teach my children to do […]