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"And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7 NKJV) In his wonderful book "Seven Stories of Christmas Love" the author Leo Buscaglia writes about...
Good things come in threes and this is the first of three good news stories from the Bible. Enoch lived through about nine generations, from Adam to his own son, Methuselah, and Methuselah’s son, Lamech. He would have known Adam personally and would have understood...
First things first. More than worshipping God for the blessings, which He pours into our lives, we need to learn to worship Him, JUST FOR WHAT HE IS! Worshipping Him, awed by His unique attributes, is the noblest form of worship, for it emanates from the depths of the...
I have said before and I never tire of reiterating it; we are essentially created to worship the Creator. When it comes to worshipping Him, more than expressing our adoration for the blessings, He showers upon us, our heart-felt worship should be a pristine product of...
Story time, folks! But this is no run of the mill bed time story to lull you to sleep, instead it is a true account guaranteed to stir one's soul. While many in North America, may have heard it already, it still brings tears to the eye every single time it is...
"... Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ..." (Eph 5:20-21 NKJV) Whenever the bare trees and grey skies of mid November start to get me down and I start to mope about how Autumn always ends too early, I go to a...
The three of us huddled close, my phone held tightly in my outstretched hand, all eyes watching the white arrow pointing us in the direction of the day's treasure. I've learned to use my smart phone for geocaching, looking for hidden caches based on GPS satellites....
The Train Driver told me, ‘Down the train track just around the bend, a pair of black swans would return each spring to the same dam in the paddock near the railway line. I have been watching this pair of swans return each year for more than twenty-five years to raise...
"A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones." (Prov 17:22 NKJV) Here is a riddle for you. What is black, white and brown, has eight legs, and can do 60 miles an hour down a carpeted hallway? Do you give up? The answer is two puppies...
Christmas is a season when we give gifts to those we love. Like the three wise men of old too we each hope to find the perfect gift to express our love. As I look back on all the perfect gifts that I have gotten over the years, however, I have noticed that none of...
Every year for some years, we have been visited by an attractive little bird. He spends several months in our garden but when it is time to build his nest, he leaves. He seems to say ‘this is not my home, I am just a visitor.’ We have formed a bond with him and he...
“For I am the LORD, I change not.” (Malachi 3:6) A few years back when my grandaughter was visiting, we talked about maybe going swimming. Yes! She was so excited. She couldn’t wait! The next summer when she was here, we asked if she’d like to go swimming and it was,...
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13-14 NKJV) When I was a boy growing up my Dad, Mom, Grandma, two brothers and I all lived together in an aging house. The house had originally been built from two Shanty...