The other day I lost one of my baby birds. We searched everywhere, to no avail. "Help me find that baby bird," I prayed. About then I went into the laundry room to throw something in the washer (it's amazing how much house cleaning happens when you are looking for a...
Throughout the books of Moses, the people of Israel are promised repeatedly that they will be given the Promised Land, the Land of Canaan: "But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you … No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them." (Deut...
Have you ever been accused of being overcautious? Some of you have, I'm sure, but others of you, likely, are more of the "daredevil" type. You throw caution to the wind and continue on just for the thrill of trying something "dangerous". I'd like to say that in this...
"Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again'”(John 3:3). God looks not for religious people but renewed men. When Jesus was on earth the Jewish religion was in great power. They had their own judiciary with the...
It all started out innocently enough. I was doing a routine search of the ministry websites, looking for a story that had been published a couple of years ago, and when the site search engines repeatedly crashed my web browser, I decided to look it up on Google....
"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips." (Prov. 24:26 NIV) It always pays to be honest. Even when you wouldn't have been caught anyway. Especially at Christmastime. Recently our female golden retriever paid a special visit to a male dog owned by a local...
I don't know about you, but waiting isn't something I like to do very much. In fact, I tend to passionately "DISlike" waiting. I stand up and walk around. I crane my neck in the direction that I think what I'm waiting for might appear. I pace. I fiddle. I literally...
When I was expecting my oldest son, my due date was Valentines Day. I was pretty excited when I learned this bit of information, and throughout the next few months, I found myself hoping that my baby would actually arrive on his due date. I couldn’t think...
"Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Peter 2:1-3 NIV)...
"To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark 12:33 NIV) It had been a near-perfect day at Six Flags Darien Lake. It had...