"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Col 3:12) It was many years ago. I was a young father on my way home to my wife and baby boy after spending all day taking...
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35 NIV) I was headed out the door the other day with my two sons. We were going...
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might..." (Eccl 9:10) When I decided to major in English in college I thought it would be fun because I loved to read so much. It turned out to be a lot more difficult, though, than I thought it would be. The...
Somebody said recently that Australians do not like surprises so I guess it goes with the territory that I and surprises are not generally addicted to each other. Recently on a trip to town to buy supplies to last a week, one wheel of the car hit a curb as it turned a...
Happy New Year, and may God bless each of you abundantly throughout this new year. As you seek God this year, remember that God has called each of you to be FREE! "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful...
"Her filthiness clung to her skirts; she did not consider her future." (Lam 1:9) The story is heart-wrenching: the demise of God's glorious people; the ruin of God's own city, the city of peace; the destruction of God's glorious temple; the desolation of the land...
I love the sound of ringing bells. The sweet music of church bells always brings a sense of peace to my soul. One of my favorite Christmas carols too is the Carol of the Bells. Even when I was a boy in 4-H camp I loved listening to the wonderful ringing of an old bell...
It was a cold, cloudy and rainy morning outside my kitchen window today. I shivered and walked over to the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in one hand and a steaming bowl of oatmeal in the other. I sat down, gave thanks, and took in a spoonful of the...
"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." (Luke 6:38 NKJV) I was in the post office the other day waiting to...
"This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you." (John 15:12-13 NASB) I first heard about Alex and his mom, Diane, from his first grade teacher - my daughter. She had asked me to pray for him, and it wrenched my heart as she explained the...