"Jesus said to them, 'You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.'" (Matt 20:23). The mother of James and John has just come to Jesus, begging Him...
You know what is amazing? Read throughout the New Testament and you discover that it is not about us, but it's all about Jesus, what He has done and what He is still doing. All that we were able to do is sin and our good works are all but far from God's plans....
My husband and I took a very special trip this past Christmas. In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, he took me on a surprise trip to New Zealand. It was an exceptional trip all around, and we learned many interesting facts. One of the facts that surprised...
As a Speech-Language Pathologist, just before Christmas can be an extremely busy time in the Rehab and Chronic care hospital where I work. Besides my out-patient responsibilities, I am currently responsible for a chronic floor and a rehab floor, and as Christmas...
When you don't know the way to turn, check the Map. "The Lord is good and does what is right, he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in what is right, teaching them his way. The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness, all those...
"… What parent would give his son a rock when he asks for a piece of bread? Or … a dish of poison when he asks for food? … How much more will your Heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him!" (Matthew 7:9,10 GNB) Duchess, a basset hound mother, Jaques her...
When I was a boy my family used to raise hogs during the Summer to keep us fed through the Winter. As I got older it became my job to feed them everyday. My Grandma worked in the kitchen of a Summer camp across the road from us and the director let us have the...
"To the Angel of the church in Laodicea write..." (Rev. 3:14a) Laodicea was a city in Asia Minor, near the modern city of Denizli. Founded by Antiochus II, it lay on one of the great Asian trade routes and was considered to be the wealthiest city of Roman times. It...
Easter is just a few days away, and as we begin to contemplate the magnitude of Jesus' gift for us, we are brought to our knees in worship. But what kind of worship do we bring to Him? Last Tuesday, in WHAT KIND OF WORSHIPPER ARE YOU, Part 2, we took at the look at...