Susan Perelka

David understood his analogy of our life with God and a shepherd with his sheep far more than I ever will. David was a shepherd. He knew sheep and their tendencies. Though I have never been a shepherd, I do know what a mother does in caring for her children. This helps me understand more…

What time is it? Are we going to be on time? How much time do we have? Time, it is such an important part of our lives, especially as Americans. We always seem conscious of the time, running out of it, what we are doing with it. Our lives are controlled by time. God has…

I loved when my boys were little, but I must say, it was an incredibly exhausting time. Someone always needed to be fed, go down for a nap, or just needed mom. With having three so close together, it seemed they were always on slightly different schedules. My boys depended on me to take care…

Holding a hand. What a sense of belonging, comfort, love, guidance, and support holding a hand creates. God gives us this simple gesture to connect physically with one another. In the same way, Jesus reaches out His hand to His own to provide the very same things. In Isaiah 42, God has Isaiah announce His…

Hope, people so desperately need it. Hope keeps a person going, giving strength to endure knowing the future will be brighter. Loss of hope causes a person to fall into utter despair, feeling there is no way out. Recently, I witnessed a person who completely lost hope. I could not save this person. As quickly…

As a senior in high school, my son, Bryan made the decision to pursue a degree in Marine Biology. This meant we needed to find a college by the ocean. With two choices in mind, Bry and I travelled down south to compare his top two choices, Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida and the…

Back in my days at Cedarville College, we would start each year with a speech from President Dixon asking us to stay off the well-manicured lawns. The one exception was if we saw a dandelion. A dandelion thriving in the midst of the green lawn gave permission for us to go and get rid of…

Walking along the stream, I always notice clusters of flowers and often a tree that is planted in the waters. The perfect place to ensure growth. David compares the growth of a tree to a man as he follows the Lord. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor…

In 2 Kings 6:8-23 the story is recounted of the king of Syria planning an attack against Israel. However, time and time again his plans were thwarted as the king of Israel avoided the area. A spy was in their midst, or so the king thought. Upon questioning the leaders of his army, the king…

Throughout Israel’s history, many times of battle are recorded. After Elisha’s death, the Israelites were burying a man next to the tomb of Elisha when a band of Moabite raiders came passing through. In their panic to protect themselves from a skirmish, the Israelites threw the man’s corpse into Elisha’s tomb. No one could possibly…