"If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 NIV) My job during Sunday morning worship is to care for my infant granddaughter, while my daughter seeks to keep my two year old granddaughter occupied and as quiet as possible,...
The Eternal King, as a Family of Three, had a culture by which they lived and they wanted it to continue in all other dominions. They travelled to an uninhabited place and lingered there. Together, they set out the form of their culture in this new-to-be-inhabited...
Let me begin by saying this: Starlings are my least favourite bird in the entire bird kingdom. They have very large families, and it seems like every starling on the Niagara Peninsula congregates on my deck celebrating their ongoing family reunions. They don't even...
"Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us." (1 John 4:11-12, NLT) On a cold, snowy day in March my cat, Dixie...
"Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world." (Ps. 46:10 NLT) The cable went out this afternoon. I could see through my bedroom window the white trucks parked next to the pole and the cable guys working...
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." (Eccl 3:11) After battling health problems for over two years my son's beloved cat, Dusty passed away. I held her in my arms as she breathed her last breath and with a heavy heart carried her gently up to the woods...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line[a] has gone out through all the earth, And...
My mother has a big orange cat named Dundee. Dundee was a rescue kitten, but for the first three years of his life at my mom's home, he truly only had one problem in the world: my golden retriever. Every time we went away, grandma would have the privilege of looking...
I was blowing the dust off of some of my Grandma’s old photo albums the other day and looking at pictures of that little boy I used to be. One in particular caught my eye. I was smiling, sitting in a corner chair by an old bookcase, hugging my best friend in the whole...