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"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13 NIV) But there remains I saw something that both amused me and saddened me the other day. Three teenage girls were walking up the street together, but they didn’t seem...
The gifts of the wise men to the baby Jesus were no accident. They were planned with devotion and a depth of understanding that takes your breath away. The wise men were deeply religious and had known that the Lord was sending a saviour to the world. They also knew...
"The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Gal 5:14 NIV) I love the old story of the wise man and the pearl. A traveler with a troubled heart was walking along the beach. He was headed to a small hut where an old hermit was...
In last week's devotional, The Wilderness Experience, Part 5, we discovered that everything in life can, potentially, be a false god, if we make it our focal point. This was the last of Jesus' temptations, but there are still three major lessons to be learned from...
"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...
"Look mom!" cried my son with more enthusiasm that I had heard him use in over a day. "The two water glasses came apart!" I raised an eyebrow. I mean, this isn't usually a big deal to pull two stacked water glasses apart. He smiled. "They were stuck," he said. "I had...
There is an fascinating passage hidden deep in the centre of Deuteronomy: "When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, 'Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,' be sure to...
Both in tangible and intangible matters, one is bound to find differences amongst Christians. Now let’s consider the matters of health and wealth. Well, all Christians may not be healthy or wealthy. There may be differences’ in their IQ level too. Now these are some...
My morning run the other day was a bit more challenging than usual. Recent snow covered the paved track at the local college where I like to run, making it impossible to tell where it was. As I stood staring at the whiteness, I realized I had a number of choices: I...
Evening found me rummaging through the swim bags. Shampoo. Check. Conditioner. Check. Lotion. Check … My boys and I had decided to participate in the earliest lane swim at the local YMCA the following morning, and I knew that if I waited until morning to get the swim...
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (3 John 13:34-35 NIV) My youngest son doesn't speak much. His severe autism has always made language a struggle for him. Even though he is sixteen years old now his...
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7 NIV) My body groaned as I spit the powdery stuff out of my mouth. What on earth was I doing with snow in my mouth? Why was I lying on such a cold floor? Why was I lying...