Last Tuesday, in "Lessons From Jesus' Trial," Part 3, we learned from the courts of Pilate that we are to openly live by Truth in such a way that others can know Truth by simply observing us. We also learned that we are to trust Jesus' words that those whose ears are...
I don't know about you, but I've always thought of Joshua as being a strong and courageous leader. Didn't he, after all, lead the people in the conquering of Canaan? When I read the account of Joshua taking over for Moses, however, I begin to wonder: was Joshua really...
It snowed only a little this past Friday. In fact, when we awoke Saturday morning, there was only a narrow drift of snow about half-way down the driveway, and the rest was bare. There was far too little snow to warrant getting out the snow blower... Unfortunately,...
"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;" (James 1:19) I stared after my husband in wonder. Why had he slunk away hurt? My words were meant to correct something that was important to me. Why was he being so...
As I finished a major project last night, one that had been taking up the majority of my time since August, I let out a victory shout. I fully expected my husband to join in, but he didn't. Surprised, I realized he was wearing earphones and didn't even hear my cry of...
I had seven charts to write, and if I wanted to have time for a lunch break, I only had an hour to write them. It might have been a possible task, but when 50 minutes had gone by and I had only finished four charts, I knew that my grumbling stomach would be...
A patient of mine was discouraged yesterday, and as I tried to pour out comforting words, I couldn't help thinking, "poor guy!" You see, I knew his medical history. I knew there weren't many silver linings to his clouds, many bright spots to focus on. Later that...
"From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'" (Num 21:16) As a result of their disobedience, the Children of Israel spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness. We don't have...
I've been thinking alot about plans lately. Maybe this is because I've been doing a lot of "planning"...Planning for Christmas, for the new year, for next summer’s vacation, for work, for the boys, for my future retirement...And the list could go on and on. Or maybe...
A few weeks ago, my husband and I made reservations to a certain restaurant in the downtown area of a nearby city. We had only been there once before, but we knew what road it was on, and we were sure it was on the right-hand side. Imagine our frustration to drive...