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...
It will soon be the beginning of a new year. A year that will bring rejoicing and grief, laughter and tears, good times and bad. Will it also mark the year that Christ will return? No one can know, because Jesus tells us that no one knows the day or...
Why do we go through trouble? It's a question that we all ask. Especially when we are in the midst of it! It's also a question that has been addressed in hundreds and thousands of sermons, sermons that made perfect sense when you hear them. But somehow, when you in...
In Gen.1:3, it is stated: “God said, ‘let there be light’ and there was light.”; Gen.1:6: “God said, let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”; Gen.1:7: "And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which...
"Jesus spoke to them saying, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life.'” (John 8:12) Even many who profess knowing Christ are always looking for a plan; a system or idea of how to make their life...
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." (Psalm 50:15) Down in the Florida Keys there’s a bait and tackle shop named Capt. Hook’s. It’s crammed full of fishing ‘stuff’. Small signs are on the walls, like “I’ve only got one nerve...
There it was, at the very bottom of the document, in noticeably smaller size print. The disclaimer. Have you ever noticed these sections at the end of a contract or agreement? I’m reminded of the saying, “Read the fine print before signing on the dotted line.” That...
"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...
"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!" (Job 19:25-27...
"Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith." (Prov 25:4 NIV) Just as the dross must be removed from the silver before it can be used, our characters need to be shaped in order to be of use for the Kingdom of God. But how do we do...