trouble

Trouble at the Table

Scripture Focus: “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies…” — Psalm 23:5 There is something almost wonderfully unexpected about the picture David gives us in Psalm 23. The Shepherd does not wait until the enemies have disappeared before setting the table. He does not say, “Once everything settles down, once…
Against the Wind

Scripture Focus: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” — Isaiah 26:3 David had spent nearly four years helping design one of the tallest buildings in the city, but on the night the typhoon arrived, all those calculations suddenly felt much more personal. The…
The Heart’s True Home

Peace is not foundwhen life settlesand every troubling voicegrows quiet. It enters when Christascends the thronewithin the heart— when His wordcarries more weightthan the news we fear, when His promisesspeak louderthan the questionswe cannot answer, and when His presencebecomes more certainthan everythingwe can see. Storms may still gather,and circumstancesmay raise their voices, but they can…
When Trouble Knows Where to Find You

Scripture Focus: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1 Trouble has a way of finding the address we never gave it. It knocks at the door without an invitation, lets itself in without asking, and sometimes has the nerve to sit down and make itself comfortable. One…

Trouble at the Table