Isaiah 40:29  He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Several years ago I was in Zaire, Africa for a few months with missionaries Ralph and Shirley Hagemeir. Many parts of that continent have become westernized to a great deal, with many of the normal media and communications [...]

Philippians 3:17  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Even though I grew up in a part of Colorado where you could look for miles and miles without seeing anything, including the mountains, I was very fortunate to have parents who grew up in [...]

Romans 8:35  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
:36  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
:37  Nay, in all these things we are more [...]

2 Corinthians 10:2  But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
I’ve had [...]

Dan 3:22  Because the king was in such a hurry and the furnace was so hot, flames from the furnace killed the men who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to it, :23  while the fire raged around Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
                 Without really any time to get ready for it the fire was on, with [...]

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
There comes [...]

Psalms 22:7,8  All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
They’re watching. They’ve noticed and they’re keeping record. Many of them will never be known; they’ll [...]

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
I’ve been watching some of the NBA finals, and for some reason this year I’ve been more impressed than ever with the incredible talent of the towering giants and the little Davids that don’t seem to be [...]