He Makes Me Brave
Have you ever accidentally bumped your phone and suddenly a song from your playlist comes on? Early Sunday morning I was hiking up Elise’s peak and I’d just taken a picture of the sun breaking through the clouds and as I was nearing the top of the mountain a worship song started to play. I’d almost […]
Instruments of His Peace
This past Sunday I witnessed powerful displays of God’s presence bring His peace to wounded hearts. A few days earlier in Jimsebosh township 35 homes were destroyed by fire leaving many homeless. One of those families was invited to stay in the Love In Action church. Pastor Raymond greeted the family during worship and shared […]
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Written by Mike Verkaik A few weeks ago, on a Saturday, I ran into a couple of my former students from Holland Christian while having lunch at Chick-Fil-A with two friends, Grant and Albert. As they came up to us they said to Grant, “Hey, I heard you went sledding. Josh told us that […]
A Powerful Prayer for Peace in 2026
Somedays it seems we live in a world that consistently attacks our souls with strife and division. Such intrusions or peace robbers bombard us externally bringing chaos and concern, and internally with spiritual battles within our heart and mind. How do we find peace in the midst of such uncontrollable storms? The ancient prayer called […]
Living in His Slipstream
On Christmas Eve my son TJ called to invite me on a bike ride, he promised we’d back before the church service. It was a perfect day to ride except for the fact I hadn’t been on my bike in awhile, but how could I say no. The ride brought back memories of the days […]
It is Good to Give Thanks to the LORD
It was an unusually mild late afternoon and Patty asked if I wanted to go for a walk. After some coaxing I reluctantly said yes. As I slipped on my shoes she mentioned, “Why don’t we make this a thankful prayer walk!” To be honest I wasn’t in the mood for her plan but decided […]
