Tribute to a Face in the Crowd

The saying “behind every face, there’s a story” is, at its core, an invitation. I noticed a little girl at the airport recently who, by the intensity of her focus, stood out among the crowd. The events that soon unfolded were so tender and affecting that I was moved...

Leaps and Doubts

  “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) When it comes to where I will spend eternity, sometimes I have doubts. A surprising confession, perhaps. But I have another confession which is bound to confuse...

No Time for Self-Pity for the Beloved

Self-pity is a ruinous thing. Pride hides therein, cloaked in excuses, each one contending undue hardship. But behind the facade of deprivation, the illogic and pretense of self-pity are easily exposed. Consider: God says He loves us. Thus, we are beloved. And to be...

Looking for God in a Box

Solomon opens Ecclesiastes with a dismal pronouncement: “Everything is meaningless!” (Eccles. 1:2) After spending much of his life in pursuit of monuments, fortunes, and pleasures, his all-out effort to fabricate meaning out of his own existence failed. Fast-forward...

2013 Year End Update

Encourage to Faith Ministries 2013 Year End Update To All, “I pray You, show me your glory.” These are the plaintive words of Moses in Exodus 33:18. These words have also been my prayer in 2013, and God has wonderfully shown His glory in so many ways. This past year...