Ah! This is the Life

But then, disaster strikes! A tsunami rises from the water like the beast from the Black Lagoon sending you fleeing for your life. You think nothing of grabbing your things – just your survival! Or you smell smoke and realize Oberg Mountain has turned into a blazing forest fire consuming everything in its path.

But God

“But” in Scripture often introduces the message of the gracious and compassionate intervention of God. “But God” brings hope when we cannot see a way through. “But God” means ashes are not the end of our story.

Man in a Hoodie

I turned and looked. The man stopped at the end of the driveway by the paper box. He stared at me as he slowly came up the driveway. Step by step. I stood at the front door – the doorbell just inches from my hand, but I could not ring the bell.