Re-post: It Must be Bought
“Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hard hoursOf weakness, solitude, perchance of pain,Truth springs like harvest from the well-ploughed field,And the soul […]
Sorrow, God’s Plowshare
“When sorrow comes under the power of Divine grace, it works out a manifold ministry in our lives. Sorrow reveals unknown depths […]
Walk, Don’t Run.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3 When you are […]
Surviving Child Loss: Now What?
Initially, the pain of child loss is so severe, that it is easy to wonder if it is survivable. Many women say […]
Joy and Sorrow United
Joined in God – Streams in the Desert 8/19 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing 2 Cor. 6:10 Sorrow was beautiful, but her […]
Rejoice in the Lord
On Mother’s Day Evening 2013, Jonathan Campbell Hamilton, son of Ron and Shelly Hamilton, was taken to Heaven at the age of […]
Let it Come
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3 When you are […]
Degrees of Faith – Streams in the Desert 07/21
When is the time to trust? Is it when all is calm, When waves the victor’s palm, And life is one glad […]
God Meant It Unto Good
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. John 13:7 God’s word […]
Resurrection Hope – Streams in the Desert 4/14
It was “very early in the morning” while “it was yet dark,” that Jesus rose from the dead. Not the sun, but […]
Holding Fast
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: Job 13:15. For I know whom I have believed, 2 Tim. 1:12. “In fierce […]
Storms of Bereavement
“Jesus Christ is no security against storms, but He is perfect security in storms. He has never promised you an easy passage, […]
Something Better
A Hard Lesson… Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing | Streams in the Desert The stoic scorns to shed a tear; the Christian is not […]
Strength From the Sorrow – Streams in the Desert, March 11
“Weeping inconsolably beside a grave can never give back love’s banished treasure, nor can any blessing come out of such sadness. Sorrow […]
The Just Shall Live by Faith – Streams in the Desert 03/10
“Keep your eye steadily fixed on the infinite grandeur of Christ’s finished work and righteousness. Look to Jesus and believe, look to […]
