Long ago, Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase, “Silence is Golden.” And it was Lord Byron who wrote, “There is pleasure in the pathless woods.” Recently, I took a walk in the pathless woods of southern Michigan and noticed the silence. The breeze was slight, and the birds must have been taking their midafternoon nap, for…
Worship
An immense multitude erupts into a mighty roar of praise unto the one who sits upon the throne. I can not begin to grasp the immeasurable feeling the surrounds me as I witness � thousands upon thousands, ten thousand upon ten thousand, crying out with all that is in their being �worthy is the Lamb!�…
The law of faith
The laws operating in the unseen realm transcend the laws operating in the seen realm [this world]. Thus, the law of faith is higher than the law of gravity and the laws of physics. This is why Peter was able to walk on water, and why Jesus said that if you had just a tiny…
Sandstorm
The calm after the storm The dark clouds over Chicago drifted swiftly toward me as I relaxed on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan at the foot of the Michiana Dunes. Beginning as a dark line in the sky and swiftly building higher and wider, the approaching clouds caused the swimmers and sun worshippers to…