Recently I received an e-mail forward about a 15 year old who had been abducted. I prayed for the boy, but as I don't make a habit of forwarding e-mail, I deleted it. End of story. The next day, I received the same email, from someone else I know. Then, suddenly, I...
"As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'...
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." (Lamentations 3:40) Secrets: as a kid they are fun. Telling “secrets” to your best friend and only the two of you know; laughing together in acknowledgement of the information only the two of you...
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936, English author) Truth is an interesting thing. It is usually defined as fact, reality, or accuracy. Of course a problem arises when the...
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7 NKJV) Whenever I think I have a handle on life, my dogs teach me a new lesson on life and living. Sandi is part collie part mutt, but all heart, she is quite simply put, my dog. She follows me...
"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the tfountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns-broken cisterns that can hold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV)[1] God is the fountain or spring of living water. Here in the mountains of...
A friend was asked to give his ‘testimony’ to a group of people. If you are asked to give such a statement it is usually because you are highly respected for some quality you have displayed. It is a witness statement about one’s self so it is very revealing and very...
"For My people have committed two evils; They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV) God is the fountain or spring of living water. Here in the mountains of Northeast...
A friend was asked to give his "testimony" to a group of people. If you are asked to give such a statement it is usually because you are highly respected for some quality you have displayed. It is a witness statement about one’s self so it is very revealing and very...
"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." (1 Corinthians 13:12) “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” In the Disney children's...