"That's plain enough, isn't it? You're no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He's using us all - irrespective of how we got here - in...
"Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, (and) to keep oneself unspotted from the world." (James 1:27 ASV) I was walking out my door yesterday when a strong gust of wind blew something into...
"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree; as soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door." (Matthew 24:32-33) Last summer, to my regret, the fig...
“The daffodils have bloomed and so have the dandelions.” What, is it spring already? The Meteorological Office, in the UK, says this winter is the warmest in a century and the wettest in fifty years. Is this clear evidence of climate change or something else?...
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Col 3:12-13 NIV) Spring has definitely sprung here in the mountains of my home. As I walked in my yard this morning I heard a...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Ps 19:1 NIV) Even though it got off to a late start, Spring this year is more beautiful than I can ever remember it. The trees on the mountainsides are rapidly becoming a...
"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." (Ephesians 4:26,27) Where we live we boast we're having a dose of winter if the temperature drops down into the fifties, which it did last week....
"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard." (Ps 19:1-3) When I was a young boy Autumn always seemed...
"There is a time for everything. He has made everything beautiful in its time. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it." (Ecclesiasted 3:1,11,14) We strolled casually along, crunching dry leaves...
"Then he said to them, 'Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.'" (Neh 8:10 NKJV) I sent my Aunt another birthday...