I just can't seem to get this parenting thing right. Oh, we made it through the terrible twos. We struggled and almost sank in the tween and teen years; but by the grace of God, we remained afloat. We thought we had it mastered then. Reality, however, always has a way...
Last Tuesday, in "CATHEDRALS! Part 4", we learned from the towns of Mediano and Janovas in Northern Spain that when our advice and help is requested, we must be there for those requesting it; but when it is not, the only way we can truly be supportive is to respect...
Anyone who has read this post for any length of time will know that I believe in the unerring Word of God. What one finds between the covers of the Bible is God-inspired, God-protected, and is "useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."...
Life – As a Gift If life is indeed a gift,then we being alive, must bear the gifts of life. Our whole and entire purpose… to breathe it in, to grow in its nourishment, to reproduce it, to extend it. It was given to BE PASSED ON. Fishes and loaves to feed thousands,...
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." (2 Cor 12:9) We had been planning this particular trip for months....
Last Thursday, in "Preparing the Mango, Part 1", we saw that when we make the effort to focus beyond our own circumstances, we will often realize they aren't so bad after all. But wait. We're talking about serious problems here. Can we truly expect that focusing on...
There are few people in this world as stuck in their ways as I am. If you want to see my usual carefree, happy-go-lucky spirit morphed into a ball of anxiety and stress, then simply mention the word "change." This has been particularly bad this winter. It seems that...
Today in the concluding part of our series on some obvious and some not so obvious lessons gleaned from the First Christmas Story, today we come to a lesson, which would perfectly fit into the not-so-obvious category perforce requiring study of some Scripture portions...
My mouth dropped open when I saw the picture on Facebook. What on earth were all those Bible College students doing smashing a car? And perhaps more importantly, what was my own son doing in that picture, crowbar in hand? I figured there had to be a reasonable...
"For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps." (1 Peter 2:21) We have all experienced them. Some of you may be like me, and you own one; but anyone else would have at least seen them on the...