"Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little, Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him." (Psalm 2:12 KJV) "Who hath ascended up into heaven or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in His fists? Who hath...
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Things can change in a hurry. The first week of September, the narrow white-trunked aspen trees were very green due to a long wet summer season. Three days later, they...
Last week, in The Wilderness Experience, Part 4, we discovered that when Jesus refused to jump off the pinnacle of the temple, He left us with the ultimate example in trust. We don’t need outward signs of God’s power. We need to know the miracle worker, and we need...
"The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!" (Prov. 19:24 The Message) This is kind of a different thought, don't you think? Have you ever met anyone who was too lazy to lift the food from their plate to their mouth?...
We are used to seeing animals come onto our property. We have a large yard and a pasture. One day there was a totally white cat which we had never seen before sitting near our birdfeeder. It was intensely watching it. A few minutes later we saw it move a tiny bit like...
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...
It can be quite a shock to jump from reading the Old Testament to reading the New. If you read through the books of Moses, you will discover rules--very specific rules!--for everything. Take Deuteronomy 10, for example. Here you will find specific rules for where and...
The freight-train driver knows about driving to plan. He knows a fully loaded train needs to be carefully managed if it is to climb steep grades and remain under control down the other side. He knows precisely where to begin lifting engine power or decreasing engine...
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby" 1 Peter 2:2 KJV Recently, I was privileged to keep Tirol, Tory and T-Rex - 3 baby linnies - while my family was away on holiday. Like all babies these little guys had to be fed regularly...
He was being rebellious. He wanted to throw off all the restrictions placed on him by the family code. He claimed he wanted to live the way nature intended. Finally his dad turned to him and asked, ‘Do you like making bushfires in your life? Why don’t you make it...