you make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy. [ps 16:11] presence matters on march 21, 2020 - as our world was being turned upside down by the covid outbreak - we sent out the first "in the presence of God" writing. as a social...

my heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. and i say, “oh, that i had wings like a dove! i would fly away and be at rest; [ps 55:4-6]   most of our life we are taught to...

for you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” [romans 8:15]   crying out to the Lord.   as i reflect upon the ‘in the presence’ series of writings,...

for my last presence writing, i want to share a piece of my recent testimony: about a year and a half ago, i started experiencing some problems with my physical heart. it would randomly start beating very fast and pounding. i would feel short of breath and like my...

who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? he who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. he will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God...

be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him” — [psalm 37:7a]   the last week of the year   christmas is a time of remembrance. christmas fills our days with our favorite movies, nostalgic treats, thoughts of cherished loved ones, and stories from the...

when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “let us go over to bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” and they went with haste and found mary and joseph, and the baby lying in a...

and this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with...

and in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. and an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. and the angel said to them, “fear not,...

in those days a decree went out from caesar augustus that all the world should be registered. this was the first registration when quirinius was governor of syria. and all went to be registered, each to his own town. and joseph also went up from galilee, from the town...