At the Last Supper, Jesus held the cup of wine in his hand and said, "This is my blood of the covenant." Matthew 26:28. This is perhaps the most poignant verse in the New Testament. Jesus is looking at a drink of grape juice and he sees his own face reflected there....
If I hadn't been looking right at it, I might have missed it. That was the way with these Canadian prairies: seemingly endless miles of prairie grasses, laced with numerous cuts and coulees that are only visible when stumbled upon. But there it was, in a tiny coulee...
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13 KJV) [1] In July a dark gray kitten showed up at our house. She was so loving. She would jump up onto anyone's lap to be petted. Of course, we loved having a cat like...
The Train Driver was reminiscing and with his eyes on the floor he began his story quietly. "As a call-boy we would work three different shifts, seven hours sixteen minutes per shift, forty-four minute meal break, eleven days per fortnight. On night shift we were kept...
Grammar is a funny thing. I remember when it was almost mandatory that no ifs-ands-ors-or-buts may be used to begin a sentence. If you dared to challenge the rule you got - sorry, got was nearly as bad as ifs-ands-ors-or-buts - you were marked down, right down. That...
Every Easter since 1823 there has been an egg fight in Peters Hollow in Northeast Tennessee. No, it isn't like some places have tomato festivals and throw rotten tomatoes at each other. It started out with local farmers seeing whose hens laid eggs with the hardest...
"By your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:36) Your words, from infancy to this very moment are in heaven's court record. How are you doing? Is there evidence of your guilt? No doubt! Is there any evidence in your...
This is a time of the year when we sit back and watch God grow our gardens. What are you growing in your garden? --Corn -- Beans -- Tomatoes -- Potatoes -- or maybe even some Flowers. The truth is that we can't really grow seeds (anymore than a doctor can heal...
"For .. your life is now hidden with Christ in God." (Colossians 3:3) A perfect day for a mid-morning walk, before the heat of the day settled in like a damp blanket. As my husband rounded the bend, he asked, “Did you see that squirrel?” No, I hadn’t. I peered into...
Why do we laugh at hell? It’s a nervous laughter! Even in our humor, there is the underlying sense that it all might be true, after all. This joke is typical: The Pope, Billy Graham, and Oral Roberts, (famous as a healing fundraiser) die unexpectedly. Saint Peter...