Just this morning I told my daughter we should have given her the middle name Joy. Except that it rhymes to closely with our last name and wouldn’t have been a good fit… then I said it together, Joy Coroy, and the laughter that bubbled …
Mentoring Series
In His Presence #14: No Substitute for God’s Word
If you haven’t written any New Year’s resolutions, I have two suggestions that are a must. I told my children there are two things I hope they learn from me above all else: to read the Bible and pray daily. Our preacher made a great …
Joy Beyond Christmas
Christmas is a joy-filled time, but sadly, during the rest of the year we rarely see true joy – even among Christians. Many of us long to experience joy – that deep, abiding kind of joy that we read about in the Bible, yet we …
When I begin to think…
Together We Have Learned to Trust
”Trust in the Lord with all your heart…” [Proverbs 3:5] Recently I moved some pictures around on my study walls. Now as I gaze up from my reading my eyes see a collage of photographs. Pictures of friends in days gone by. Days that were …
In His Presence #12: Finding a Special Place to Pray
I wanted this week’s In His Presence article to be one of encouragement. It’s tough to carve out those daily times with the Lord, especially this time of year when things can get pretty hectic with the oncoming holidays. But I want to encourage you …
Tender Mercies
My dad was killed in a motorcycle accident in August 2011. Witnesses could not tell why he lost control of his motorcycle on a smooth stretch of highway in Northern California, not far from the Oregon border. Nothing could have prepared me for that horrible …
Forever, O Lord
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Shielding My Head
Sometimes, our minds race in every direction. As much as we try, we can’t stop critical thoughts from bouncing around in our heads. We busy ourselves, but everywhere we turn, doubt grips us. Irrational thoughts hound us. Insecurities taunt us. It’s a constant battle—one we …
In His Presence #11: Overcoming in His Power
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that …