"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where...
Last Thursday, in "The Secret to Cheerful Giving, Part 1", we saw that not having enough to give is one huge barrier to cheerful giving. The first secret to cheerful giving, however, is that when we give according to how God asks us to give, we can be assured that God...
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18 NIV) As I write this we have been disconnected from the electric grid for 4 ½ weeks now. On a routine...
"What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul." (Matthew 16:26). My wonderful daughter made me a red velvet birthday cake this year using her own special combination of creativity and love. It was huge and I cut myself the biggest...
"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...
I wonder What are we building? With the tools we have been given. What can we build? That will stand in wind and storms. That won’t perish, like the earth, and fade like worn out clothes. What are we building? That will last longer than silver and gold. That will be...
God taught me of love. How it was a like a kite, that you lengthen and let loose. Or the string of a bow that sets an arrow on its path. I guess nothing he taught me was that it was something you kept. Rather it was something that you kept on giving out; like the...
Boarding on Flight 2016 has been announced...... Hope you have checked in only the best souvenirs from 2015 in your luggage.... The BAD and SAD moments if carried, must be thrown away in the garbage bins on arrival ....... The flight will be 12 months long. So, loosen...
God is Love In the brightness of a flower bloomed, Look at the white clouds and blue sky. There is no doubt you will see, God is the reason why. Little fingers, little toes... The smile on a baby's face, Angel made by Heaven's creator, Shining God's grace! A puppy...
Continuing with our series on some obvious but some not-so-obvious lessons gleaned from the First Christmas, today let's come to Humility/Propitiatory... "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did...