"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." (Psalm 95:7-8, Hebrews 4:7) The snow had been piling up by the sidewalks in town for months. Huge mounds of it as tall as a small child. Topside, it was sooty from the traffic. On the edge, it looked clean...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24 NKJV) Autumn this year in the mountains of my home has been truly spectacular. It is like an angel artist has been assigned to paint each tree in the most glorious colors imaginable....
My Ragdoll cat idolizes my 8 year-old Golden Retriever. She plays fetch, she carries toys around in her mouth, she gets very upset when we don't let her eat dog food, and she begs to be with the dog at all times. She also runs to meet us at the door, walks on a leash,...
"Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." (Isa 64:8 NIV) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Cor 5:17-18 NIV) One of the questions the continually...
Recently I took a walk on Ponte Vedra beach, traveling at a brisk pace. A jogger breezed by me, saying a friendly “hello." Behind me were two elderly folks, ambling along. The footprints in the sand captured my attention, and I noticed a visible difference in the...
Let me begin with what's buzzing in the Indian media now days, or to be more precise what's buzzing in the Indian car market. For the uninitiated, very competitively priced NANO car manufactured by Tata motors is creating waves (aimed primarily at the majority middle...
INTRODUCTION Did you ever think about the fact that we put a lot more hoopla into the celebration of Christmas than we do into the celebration of Easter? Though Easter is becoming much more commercialized in the Western world, it still doesn't top the Christmas...
Last Saturday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 1, we saw that the Christmas story, the birth of Jesus, is a beautiful symbol of a vital part of every Christian life: The rebirth process that we must undergo to enter into the new life in Christ...
Last Thursday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 2, we continued our look at what the Christmas story can teach us about the rebirth process. We saw that just like the angel choir that appeared to the Shepherds in the fields heralded the birth of...
Last Saturday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 3, we continued our look at what the Christmas story can teach us about the rebirth process by looking at the Christmas star. We learned that God wants to get our attention, and He desires a...