Comfort: a Person, Place and Thing

“But David found strength in the LORD his God.” I Samuel 30:6b I love waking up near the ocean. Like a child at the first sign of dawn I rushed out to the beach. The cool breezes carried teams of birds hunting fish just past the first break. A few yards in stood a...

Take Me On A New Adventure

“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” Isaiah 42:16 Early one morning...

Fierce Pursuit

“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no...

The Treehouse

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. Isaiah 58:11 (NLT) I moved in to what a friend affectionately named my “treehouse” a number of years ago-  an adorable apartment located on the third floor of the...
Mercy in Messiness

Mercy in Messiness

Christel’s Story: Born and raised in Belgium in a family of Catholic believers, I was a very sensitive and clumsy child which made everyday life difficult. I also found it hard to accept myself. Although I attended church every Sunday with my family, I...