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Have you ever noticed how many ways there are to peel an orange?Some just dig in with their nails. Others cut off the top and bottom and cut a line across the fruit in order to have a place to start. Some slice the orange in 6-8 pieces and then eat it off the peel....
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”(Romans 8:28 ESV) I hoped that being a Christian might save me from living in a marred world. Now I can say, in as far as I have the...
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." (Psalm 1:1-2 KJV)When I was much...
I lost a good friend today.Funny how I can say he was a good friend, when I had never met him in person. But his gentle kindness transcended the 5000 km that lay between us, infiltrating the email room with love and acceptance.I'll admit, I've shed more than a few...
We all like to feel secure.For some of us, our security comes from the number of followers we have on Twitter or likes on Facebook—or whether we’ve received a treasure-trove of hearts for a picture we posted on Instagram. Maybe your safe future comes from the size of...
We live in perilous times. At the time this is written, the future is uncertain. The police can’t be trusted. We can’t trust the integrity of our political leaders. The economy is crashing. The pandemic continues to ravage the planet…The more I think about these...
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.” (Matthew 28:19-20a NLT)It was Jesus’ last command to us, also known as...
"God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that He is in the midst . . . will be quiet in the midst of alarm." (F. B. Meyer 1847–1929)In these frightening times when our well-ordered life is beset by trouble, what are we to do? The...
We often travelled by skin boat (called a umiak) when visiting our family's tin mine in the White Mountains in Alaska, USA. The boats were made of walrus hide stretched over a framework. In my first year of life, wrapped completely in sealskin, I was lactose...
"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name" (The Apostle Paul, from Ephesians 3:14)When I was 17 years of age I contracted a serious streptococci infection. For several weeks I was in an infectious...
"But You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true." (Psalm 119:151 ESV)In the longest chapter in the Bible, there are five short words that ring like a melodious bell in the harsh roar of modern history: "But You are near, O Lord." And in another section...
He will come on clouds of glory when He comes!He will come on clouds of glory when He comes!We will sing that old sweet story;We will see Him in His glory;He will come on clouds of glory when He comes!He will come with all His angels when He comes!He will come with...
Every family has those members who are remembered for having outstanding personalities. I had an uncle who was just such a character: witty, jovial, talented, and totally unique. Although he passed away some years ago, after a long, well-lived life,...