It was the very next day, and it was the coldest day so far this year, with temperatures, considering the wind chill, dipping down as low as –27º C. “You’re crazy!” I muttered to myself as I turned off the main road to run into the cemetery. “You should have learned...
There were NO footprints in the snow today. And little wonder! The previous morning we had received 4 inches of the wettest, slushiest snow possible, then it warmed up to a few degrees above freezing, and the precipitation turned to rain. After raining for several...
"Sing to the Lord , all the earth. Tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. For all the gods of the...
"Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, 'Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in...
There are MANY lessons to be learned from the prophet Elisha. This is the 15th in a series focusing on the life and works of this great prophet. "Please let me, your servant, be given as much earth as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will never again make...
There are many lessons to be learned from stories of Elisha. This is the 23th in a series focusing on the life of this great prophet of God. “And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver...
I love reading the book of Nehemiah. I find this man to be quite inspirational, someone who has a practical solution for the common problems even of today. This 6 part series, appearing on Saturdays beginning in January, will be taking a look at the practical...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solutions, Part 4, we discovered that the best way to deal with distractions is to simply ignore them. But the moment I heard we would have new neighbors, God placed it on my heart to make contact with them, to greet them to the...
It is nearing the Easter season, and as I think about what God wishes to place on each of your hearts this Easter, I am drawn to the words of Luke 3:4-6. Wait a minute, you say, Shouldn't you be taking us a few chapters farther in the Gospel of Luke? Something like...
All of my plans for Christmas Eve looked like they were being dashed. We were to have Christmas Eve dinner around 4:30. This would allow us to be able to leave at our leisure for the Christmas Eve service at 6:00. We would then come back to the house and have...