If I am out for my run at a particular time each morning, and if I take the same route and pass the same house at about the same time, I always run into the same problem. This house has a black lab puppy. Beautiful dog. Now the dog itself isn't the problem. She's...
Secular Direction: There is a frequently told story at Christmas time about Santa. There was a time when I believed in Santa Claus. All that I had to do as a child was 'wake-up' and the toys and other gifts were there under the tree. Fun and having big meal with my...
"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Or who has ever first given to Him, and has to be repaid? For from...
How many times haven't we all heard sermons about giving. Reasons for giving are many, ranging from "it's the law", to "It will make you prosperous to give". Now I'm not going to dispute any of these reasons, but I do have some problems with using these as the reasons...
It was a sad night. China, my son's pet Lineolated Parakeet lay in my hands, shivering, feathers ruffled, close to death. I had taken her to the vet earlier in the day, and I had learned that she suffered from a rare condition: Her body didn't absorb the iodine that...
One of the interesting things I've been made aware of since taking up horseback riding is that horses have very different personalities. Some are leaders and some are followers. Some are at the "head" of the herd and do everything in their power to stay there, while...
In last week's lesson on faith from the Hebrews 11:20,21, we learned that true faith requires action that is sometimes completely contrary to what we see around us. It requires that we do NOT ask "what about" or "what if" or "why", but that we simply do. Now let's go...
How many of out there would like to skip the book of Leviticus when you read through your Bibles? And maybe the last half of Exodus, all of Numbers, and parts of Deuteronomy to boot? If you answered "yes" to the above, then you are not alone. All of those rules and...
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matt 7:7-8 NIV) It was a perfect day for Six Flags Darien Lake....
Although I’ve been hand-raising Lineolated Parakeets for the past 4 years, hand-raising cockatiel babies is totally new to me. Nonetheless, when my cockatiel pair finally produced their first babies, I figured, “no problem, they will be just the same as the...