Joan of Arc was in a tough situation. Falsely accused of crimes against the church and state, she was sentenced to burn at the stake. What was her dying wish? For God to strike these lying dead-beats with holy fire? Not at all. The dying wish of Joan of Arc was for a...
My boys were playing a game yesterday that they termed "Conditionals." In the game, each player takes a turn offering a longed-for prize to anyone in the game who will accept their condition. Unfortunately, the condition is always on the negative side...For example,...
My boys just left for church, two hours early, and they were at church until after 10:00 last night. The reason? They were practicing for this morning's worship service. I am delighted. Not by the extra practice necessarily, but simply by the fact that their youth...
"...the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working...
I recently received great news. After my recent 18-month visit to Oncology, further testing was recommended to ensure that there had been no return of cancer, and my follow-up visit with the Oncologist confirmed just that: I continued to be cancer-free. Praise God! I...
Last week, in Sowing Our Talents, Part 1, I told the story of how embarrassed I became when one of my coworkers commented on having heard me sing at work. We then went on to see what Jesus has to say about talents, and we learned that it doesn't matter whether we have...
All of my plans for Christmas Eve looked like they were being dashed. We were to have Christmas Eve dinner around 4:30. This would allow us to be able to leave at our leisure for the Christmas Eve service at 6:00. We would then come back to the house and have...
Last week, in The Serpent in the Wilderness, Part 2, we saw that though God doesn't always "remove" our problems, but He always provides a way out. That "way out" comes by looking to the cross, where Jesus was "lifted up." We have hope because Jesus laid down His life...
Last Tuesday, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 4, we saw that when God allows us to go through trials, He advises us to take with us any resources that we may have. But there is only one thing that He commands that we take: A Sword -- The living, active, Word of God,...
Last week we discovered that perhaps the most important thing we can do as we prepare for the Easter season this year is to think about how to prepare the way of the Lord. We must follow in the footsteps of John the Baptists. But just how does one “prepare the way of...