"Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." (2 Peter 1:2-4) In Knowing...
The following devotional is the fourth in a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants!...
The following devotional is the third one in a short series inspired by Melo, our beloved but departed, Parrotlet. "'The Lord will judge his people.' It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (Heb 10:30-31) For those of you who have been...
This is the 4th in a short series focusing what Israel's earliest leaders, the judges, have to teach us. Today's leadership lesson comes from a little-known judge of Israel, Ibzen of Bethlehem . . . "After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. He had thirty sons and...
"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6-7) If you have ever experienced the loss of a family pet, you will understand, at least in part, what my family went through when we lost two baby...
Like any good, law-abiding citizen, I always do my best to follow the traffic laws. As a result, I haven't received a traffic ticket in -- let's say -- 15 years? And that last ticket was actually for an accident -- one that wasn't even my fault -- not for a...
"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." (Ps 51:7) My Sheltie is mad at me! She came in tonight stinking to high heaven. I have no idea what she had been rolling in, as it's all snow and ice outside right now, but...
It had been snowing all day and all night -- Blowing snow, that light, fine, powdery stuff that traveled where every breath of a air took it. There was probably a foot or so accumulated on the deck, burying the dog's chain -- and anything else that had...
This is the last devotional in a short series inspired by Melo, our departed Parrotlet. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." (1 Peter 5:6-7) In the last...
The following devotional is the final of a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon." (Dan 3:30) We've gotten to the end of a beautiful...