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It seems that all over the world, one thing is in short supply. It is almost impossible to find it whether you look north, south, east or west and it seems to be lacking in every culture, every town and even in places of worship. I was speaking with a Chaplain and he...
"Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive." (Luke 6:38, NET) Growing up in my Grandma’s house as a boy was an experience that...
We've all experienced times when we try to help someone and they close the doors on our efforts. Maybe we only wish to encourage them, but they take it wrong. Maybe they are in need of gentle correction, but they cut us off. Maybe all we want to do is help them weed...
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where...
"I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands" (Isaiah 49:15b-16) When neighbors moved into a nearby home, they were in their backyard all the time. Barbecues, parties, just hanging out. Now, a year later, they are seldom outside. The fun...
It's quiz time folks! Name the tallest mountain peak in the World. A no brainer really, for some folks (including yours truly, till recently)...pat would come the response from them...Mount Everest! No, that's not the right answer. Pat yourself on your back if your...
"When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, 'The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.'" (Judges 6:12) For the uninitiated, the above Scripture verse could well make them imagine Gideon as a Mr. Universe contestant flexing his bulging biceps before an...
He was new to the staff of the company and was asked to deliver a sealed message to the Director. Unknown the new member, the message asked the Director to give the new man life membership. “You will have to knock at the door,” he was told by his senior officer, “and...
"I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands." (Isaiah 49:15-16) Saturday morning, and I decided to try and beat the crowd to the market. I was in line to pay and overheard a customer telling the cashier that she had just gotten back from...
Jesus, my love, Life of life. How our love intertwines! You are my breath. Let me only breathe for You! Oh Breath of my breath! Draw me close to You! Kiss me, Oh Lord, that I may be taken with Your love! Rapture me away with the intimacy of Your passion. Let Your love...
My mother, who was from the southern part of the United States, brought me up with many expressions that are completely unknown to my friends and neighbors in Canada. Take, for example, the expression: "My dogs are barking!" To me this means, "My feet hurt." But my...
"Peter and John were going up to the temple for the hour of prayer at three in the afternoon. Now a man who had been crippled from birth was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at what was called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from those...
"I will.. make a way." (Isaiah 43:19) A peaceful little park was just up at the end of the street, so I strolled up to check out the view of the water. What a surprise to see a small pod of dolphins, there in the early morning surf. In what seemed like slow motion,...