Comfort – The Arnold Journey

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 Fatherhood

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. In some communities in this country, there are very few fathers who are presentContinue reading “1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 Fatherhood”

2 Corinthians 1:4 A New Kind of Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. We in the West love our comforts. Every seat needs to be cushioned. No bored moments. Pills to take away any anxiety or pain. Various diets to correctContinue reading “2 Corinthians 1:4 A New Kind of Comfort”

Get-Up-And-Go – Acts 8:26

Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” We love traveling, at least we have in the past. One of the parts of traveling that we don’t love is the preparation. We have to plan where we want toContinue reading “Get-Up-And-Go – Acts 8:26”

Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. There are times in life whenContinue reading “Trouble”

Tight Spaces

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like tight spaces! And long flights, over oceans, no leg room, no elbow room, no stretch space…. Ugh! And we volunteered for this! I know what you are thinking. Why didn’t we pay the extra for the sleeping seats? It would have only been a couple ofContinue reading “Tight Spaces”