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"As He went a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending their nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father in the boat with the hired men, and followed Him" (Mark 1:19-20) Three little words in...
In the concluding part of my series on "Tin Tin and Christmas", today I would like to begin the devo with a school teacher like question once again... Raise your hands, those of you who have been taught "how to lie" by their parents or School teachers. No hands would...
"For God so love the World . . ." (John 3:16a) When I was a boy I used to love to find a stray penny on the sidewalk. I would save them in a jar in my room and then use them to buy candy or gum when I had found enough. Later as an adult I read a story about how a...
My husband and I had just returned from an emergency trip to Europe to bury my father-in-law. We were exhausted, emotionally as well as physically, and all I could think about was seeing my young son, who we had left in the care of my mother. Our dear friend Luke (not...
Somebody spilled juice on the corner carpet. It was wiped up but not properly cleaned and it became a mould that nothing shifted. By the time I was told about it, the stain was a fixture. Furniture was moved to cover the unsightly mess and items were rearranged to...
Did you ever have one of those dreams that seemed to go on forever? I had one like that last night. I was walking down an old, side road that I used to walk along as a teenager. I wasn’t quite sure where I was headed, but I felt very determined to get there. Like in...
God loved us so much that He sent His precious Son Jesus Christ to be born into this world so that we would be saved. God loves and cares for every single person in the world of every nation. Whether you are a man, a woman, a child or a baby God loves you and you are...
Many years ago, an elderly lady went back to an area she and her family had once owned. When she was alone and old, she sold it and went to the city to live out her days. She came back for a final visit and called on a young family whose parents she had been friendly...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard." (Ps 19:1-3) When I was a young boy Autumn always seemed...
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12 NKJV) Several years ago friends had invited me and my wife and another couple for supper and an evening of watching their trip to...
The train driver told me about driving freight trains before the safety systems were controlled technologically. Certain signal boxes had control of the line between their area and the next designated control area but the signalman would telephone the central control...
"So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, 'let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.' And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and...
I woke up this morning from a restless, disturbing dream with a splitting headache. I tossed and turned for a few moments, as my mind slowly made that transition to reality, but I couldn't get the dream out of my head. In my dream, I was in a large house, heated by a...