It is a sad thing to stand at the gate of where home used to be and now it is not. You stand like a stranger, a guest without a welcome, at a gate that once swung open to your touch. You have no right to open it now, no right to smile and step inside and say ‘I’m...
I have always loved watching the sunset. I do so every chance I can. There is something about it that stirs my soul. I sit on my back porch and watch as the sky becomes a tapestry of ever changing colors. Blue, white, yellow, gold, red, orange, pink, and purple all...
We were standing around outside having a cup of tea and a slice of loaf. The ground was white with winter frost and we stomped our feet to get circulation moving as we warmed our hands on our steaming cups. It was bitterly cold but the operative phrase was "Isn't it...
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...
A very rich man passed away and was found crying outside the Pearly Gates. When approached by an angel who asked why he was crying the man replied, "I have worked hard all my life and laid up many treasures. I had a lot of gold bars. I wanted to bring some with me,...
The Rusty Iron Gate with no Light Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a man who lived behind an iron gate with his three teenagers and wife. He was so very proud of his family and they loved him passionately. They had a comfortable home, which they...
In last week's lesson on the gates of Jerusalem, we saw that the return of the Lord Jesus Christ is very near. We must live with this hope. We should long for His return and live our lives for eternity! Today's lesson takes us to the last gate mentioned in the series:...
Throughout the Bible, there is evidence of another world; that humans have physically gone there, that we have been visited by others from that world, and that physical evidence has been left behind from this other world. We call this world Heaven. But, it is nothing...
What do you think of when you hear the word, Heaven? Many get lost in the spectacular descriptions of streets of gold, a crystal sea, wondrous mansions, and so on. The Book of Revelation paints a marvelous picture. But to be honest, those things aren't that important...
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." (Phil. 3:7) If you've ever seen the movie, "Chariots of Fire," you'll know that it's about Great Britain's highly successful 1924 Olympic sprinting team. The movie focuses on two runners,...