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Having contrasted the "beauty" of obedience (act of love for God) with the "grisly" face of disobedience (act of hatred for God) in this Christmas season, let's now train the spotlight on the oft-repeated Christmas story involving the three members' of the Holy...
In the third part of our series on the subject of suffering of Christ and Christians, let's reflect on two more themes ... Refining Since the ultimate purpose of our call is to be moulded into a Christ-like image (2 Cor 3:18), suffering plays the role of a refiner...
Last week, in The Grass is Always Greener, Part 1, we saw that the greener grass mentality is thoroughly engrained in our human nature and is at the root of every sin known to man. But is there any other reasons for avoiding this mentality? I fell into the "Greener...
Last week, in The Heavenly Temple, Part 7, we saw that if we want to know God's glory, we must look to Jesus, to the many images of Him that we are given in the New Testament, for God's glory is written on the face of Christ Jesus. This week brings us to the study of...
Does anyone out there have the answer or solutions to get rid of headaches? You know those pesky intruders that alter your day? I wish I knew. The other day I had one of them. The aching throb spread right around the right eye socket. Yuck. It took my concentration...
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:31) When my kids were young we bought them two pet cockatiels. These beautiful, white birds...
Feeling secure for the moment is common, but finding a life of security is a gift from God. A few weeks ago, on a sunny Florida morning, a young mom and her one-year-old daughter left the house and headed out to the driveway. As Mom carried the baby to the back seat...
Rosa and I stood at the entry way of a home in Bolivia. I placed a brand new Bible in her hands and hugged her tight. I patted her over her thick black braids that cascaded down her back. "I feel different," Rosa said, "I feel free." Calmness and reassurance rang in...
My five-year-old grandson pulled out a tiny, worn out sleigh--a tree decoration from the box we brought in from the garage. "This is a cool one," he said, "but it's missing something." "Sorry," I said to him and his 7-year-old sister. "Nana didn't buy you any pretty...
Last week, in The Heavenly Temple, Part 8, we saw that this is no mention of the "table of shewbread" in the heavenly Sanctuary because Jesus, the Lamb of God, our Bread of Life, is there. We must partake of Him for our sustenance. We must look to Him for our unity...
On March 27, 2011 during the night, Billy put his arm around me. When he did, his hand went right to a knot on my breast. Up until then, we were not aware of it. But at that moment, he said “Did you feel that?” I said “Yes.” We lay there the...
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (1 Peter 5:7) So nobody seemed to care if you changed jobs or not. And nobody said much to affirm your new project venture. As you poured out your feelings in what you thought was a safe place, you...
"We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them." (Acts 24:15b) "Has not my hand made all these things?" (Acts 7:50) When you were a child did you ever wonder how...