by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
May 2010 Storms. They come in all shapes and sizes. And, here lately they seem to be springing up non-stop on every hand. An oil rig in the gulf catches on fire and collapses, leaking over 200,000 gallons of crude oil out daily into the waters and ruining the offshore...
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
As Charles Spurgeon, the great prince-of-preachers in London in the 1800’s once said, “Tears are briny rivulets of liquid prayer that point us to God’s Throne of Grace and Mercy.” And, you know, I’m finding out firsthand that he was right and that my heartache, which...
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
Without a doubt, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever faced. I’ve read books and written papers on death-and-dying. I’ve led classes on grief recovery. I’ve stood at the graves of more people than I can count. I know numerous Scripture Promises to aid the bereaved....
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
One minute she was there; the next minute she was gone. Those are the words that keep going through my head as I type these words—some 15 hours after my dear, precious wife of 38 years was suddenly whisked away to her Home in Heaven. She was getting ready for Sunday...
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
It’s 2012. A New Year. At least that’s what the calendar says. But, the question is, “Will this year be any different than the one that just passed? Or the one before that one? Or the one before that?” The answer is “No”—unless we make it a “new” year. Different from...
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 They were “righteous ruminations.” Reflections on prophecies of the past. Musings over what had just happened. Projections over the future implications of it all. Such are the meanings of the...
