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Esther stood before the king with this statement of faith “If I perish,I perish” Totally aware of the consequences of standing before the king without being summoned, she put her flesh aside and all of her own ambitions and under the mantle of her destiny, she acted...
"And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers . . ." (1 Cor 12:28 NIV) The poet Robert Browning once said, "Take away love and our Earth is a tomb." Thankfully, I have been able to choose love and avoid that tomb so far...
"But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;" (Peter I 2:9) When people hear the word "prayer", they may...
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matt 6:26-27 NIV I woke up early this bright, shiny morning, way before daylight, about 3:30 Am to...
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13 KJV) [1] In July a dark gray kitten showed up at our house. She was so loving. She would jump up onto anyone's lap to be petted. Of course, we loved having a cat like...
An analemma is the result of a year-long series of photographs of the sun, taken one week apart at exactly the same minute every week. A certain day and a specific time must be set aside each week for one whole year to take each shot and the process cannot be hurried...
"But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God." (1 Peter 2:20) I frequently marvel at the faith which the first Christians displayed. They were...
In the true sense of patriotism, one can imagine oneself saluting in front of the national flag, hearts a flutter, cracks in our voices, really taken aback by our freedom and dedication to our country. Yet in all the celebrity of being loyal to one's country, no...
Few of us will wonder at the liberty of flight which the butterfly enjoys until we ponder on its transitory stages of development, its penultimate state as a caterpillar. A caterpillar is almost immovable, unsightly, susceptible to predators and economically...
In the true sense of patriotism, one can imagine oneself saluting in front of the national flag, hearts a flutter, cracks in our voices, really taken aback by our freedom and dedication to our country. Yet in all the celebrity of being loyal to one's country, no...
One of the first things we noticed when we crossed the Canadian border into Manitoba was the numerous, striking fields of sunflowers. "Why do sunflowers look like a miniature sun?" Asked one of my boys. Good question! And isn't it true? Sunflowers are one of the only...
For most of my youngest daughter's life, the devil tormented me with fear that he would take her. It didn't help that she would disappear, in a matter of seconds; many times, throughout the years. I couldn't take her shopping and let go of her hand (long enough to...
"And he said, 'Please, show me Your glory.'" (Exodus 33:18 NKJV) Moses had an immense passion to see the Lord and refused profusely to go or do anything if the presence of God did not go before him. When God looked at Moses, He looked favourably at him and He...