"As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you" (Isa 66:11 NKJV) A popular, highly acclaimed Christian book, The Shack, was harshly criticized in my Christian circles due to its portrayal of God as a motherly woman. I understand their objections. With 6000...
A pleasure we allow ourselves is to feed the wild birds that come to our garden and we have quite a variety of them. Most become accepting of us over time and have no fear when we move about when they are there but we are curious about a family of magpies that visit...
Continuing with our Post-Easter series on the topic of "Voyage of discovery" viz . . . The journey of 2 disciples' with Master from Jerusalem to Emmaus, today we come to other lessons 1. Canon exposition: With the confusion of the disciples' coming to the fore,...
It was a gray and gloomy November day. An icy rain was falling from the overcast sky. The bare trees were mourning their loss of leaves. I felt the day’s cold and darkness working its way into me as well. I zipped up my sweater to fight off the chill in my bones and...
"He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles,...
In the concluding part of our Easter series on the "Voyage of discovery" viz . . . the journey of the disciples with the Master Himself from Jerusalem to Emmaus, today we come to the final two lessons . . . 1. Communion: Once the realization dawned upon the disciples...
“When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by.” (Mk 6:47-51) Like this...
"but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13 NKJV) A few weeks ago I was taking a quiet walk enjoying the cool breezes of a Summer evening. I came to the solitary Maple tree in my backyard and there I saw it, a baby bird laying in the grass. I knew that the...
Valentine's Day is around the corner. It's the time of flowers and candy and dreamy dinners for two. It's a time for special, gentle words, acts of kindness, and-romance! Love is truly in the air. Do you know what you are going to give your Valentine this year? I...
I got a new picture of my sponsor child Lizther in the mail today. I was amazed at how different she seemed now. It looked like she had grown up overnight. I went and took her older pictures of her younger days and placed them side by side with the new photo. There...