It was over 20 years ago. I was holding my baby son in my arms while my two other children played under a big tree in the front yard of an old house. The house was also a local food bank and I was watching my children while my wife went in. I had been laid off work...
"What was the most delicious meal you ever had?" That was the question in an online survey that popped up on my screen the other day. I moved my mouse over and clicked out of the survey, but the question stayed with me. As I thought about it only one answer came to my...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalms 118:24) When I was a boy I used to look forward to Christmas morning with all the eager anticipation of a child. I couldn’t wait to crawl under the tree, pull out my presents, and rip off...
"Jesus said to him, '"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all...
Do you remember your first kiss? What does a kiss mean to you? Kissing does seem to be a favorite form of showing affection. It also is a form of greeting, as some people welcome each other with a kiss on the cheek. In some countries they greet each other with a kiss...
When you have a day, When all goes wrong, You feel “why me”? Instead, sing a song. Just close your eyes, Take a sigh, Jesus is near, He says, “draw nigh”. Holy Spirit, like a dove, Let yourself feel light, Think of Heaven, One day it will be right. No more sorrow or...
I remember the enthusiasm as I heard in my 8 year old son, Keith as he recited Psalm 30:5 - "Weeping may endure for a night, but Joy cometh in the morning". How proud I was of him. And Oh, how I wished my morning would come; it seemed to us that we were...
“It Is in His abundance that we lack for nothing; He supplies all of our needs. It is in our wants we see not His abundance." Most of us who live in the United States of America are wonderfully blessed. Our nation as a whole is bountifully set apart in the things the...
In Proverbs, King Solomon tells us that “a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones" (17:22 Amplified). We are also told that “anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but an encouraging word makes it glad"...
I noticed something amusing while I was shaving this morning: the lines in my forehead have quit disappearing all the way. They are easy to see too because the long, thick, wavy hair that used to cover them doesn’t come down that far anymore. It has become trapped...