"Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, 'Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in...
In Dealing with Grief Part 9, we learned that when someone you know is grieving, your prayers make more of a difference than you could possibly know! Today's devotional gives us yet another idea about how we can help others deal with grief: AN ENCOURAGING SILENCE...
In Dealing with Grief Part 10, we learned that sometimes, when we are helping others deal with grief, our place is just to be there and to listen. Our encouraging silence will speak volumes more than our words ever could. Today's devotional, another personal story of...
One of the first things we noticed when we crossed the Canadian border into Manitoba was the numerous, striking fields of sunflowers. "Why do sunflowers look like a miniature sun?" Asked one of my boys. Good question! And isn't it true? Sunflowers are one of the only...
“You don’t believe me!” I’m afraid to admit that I say these words pretty often. But even more often, I hear others saying them! In fact, I was watching a TV show last weekend and observed these words being spoken between friends. The result? A fight broke out and the...
What do you do when your spouse has left you? How can you face another morning when you are feeling like a complete loser at work? How can you handle the daily stresses that keep on piling up? Do you know of a way out of these trials that you are inundated with?...
The King of Kings was nearing His second birthday. All of Israel should be celebrating! Hadn't they looked forward to that day? Hadn't they scrutinized the Scriptures to determine the signs of the times? How could it be, then, that after two years, only a few...
"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’" (John 2:1-3 NIV) Jesus' first miracle...
Over Father's Day last year, we went camping along the shores of Lake Erie. While enjoying some of the first real "beach days" of the season, we were introduced to a new kind of surfing: Kite Surfing. The sport appeared to be akin to windsurfing, for the purpose of...
"Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'" (Matt 16:24 NIV) During the Newsboys concert we attended last week, the lead singer asked a question, one he didn't have an answer for, and...