"I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands" (Isaiah 49:15b-16) When neighbors moved into a nearby home, they were in their backyard all the time. Barbecues, parties, just hanging out. Now, a year later, they are seldom outside. The fun...
Jesus, my love, Life of life. How our love intertwines! You are my breath. Let me only breathe for You! Oh Breath of my breath! Draw me close to You! Kiss me, Oh Lord, that I may be taken with Your love! Rapture me away with the intimacy of Your passion. Let Your love...
God definitely has a sense of humor. As a writer I know this because He always gives me the deepest, most profound, and touching insights when I am far away from anything that I can write them down on. I think He must smile while I strive to keep them straight in my...
"Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble." (1 John 2:10) It had been a long, hour and a half drive to the Veteran’s hospital. My brother and I had gone to visit my Dad who had been admitted days...
In the huge scheme of things, bookmarks do not play a very important role. People often fuss about a mislaid book but does anyone fuss about a mislaid bookmark? Any old scrap will do for a bookmark, a scribbled-out shopping list, a bird’s feather picked off the window...
Why is the God of the Old Testament portrayed as such a blood-thirsty God? It's a question that often comes up: If God is a God of love, then why did He destroy millions of people in the flood? Why did He kill all of Egypt’s firstborn? Why did He command Israel to...
My daughter made her first attempt at cooking her great-grandmother's spaghetti sauce the other day and unlike her father she got it perfect the very first time. Using my Nana's family recipe she carefully mixed just the right amount of tomato juice, olive oil,...
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; For if ye love...
Jesus, why should I love them? First, because you did not condemn. Loving them should be my task, First of all, because you ask. Second, I should have the same love as you, my master, Because without your love, they will end in disaster! After all, you were willing to...
Is there a length, to which, God's love will not go? Is there a depth, for which, God's love is too low? Is there a dark place where God's love and light will not show? Can such a place ever be so? Is there a place where the blood of Jesus will not flow? Is there a...