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My Ragdoll cat idolizes my 8 year-old Golden Retriever. She plays fetch, she carries toys around in her mouth, she gets very upset when we don't let her eat dog food, and she begs to be with the dog at all times. She also runs to meet us at the door, walks on a leash,...
Luke 2:8-20 I know that Christmas is over, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the shepherds in the Christmas story lately. We all know that a host of angels appeared to the shepherds and told them about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The shepherds...
It was mid-October when I first spotted them. They were nestled in next to the candy and Halloween costumes as I walked through the store. They were the first Christmas decorations of the year. It was the beginning of the 10 week period when the stores do all they can...
"And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice." (John 10:4-5 NKJV) My husband and I recently had the privilege of visiting with a friend in Quebec City, Canada, and as a result, we had our own, personal...
"And He said to him, 'Follow Me.'" (Matt 9:9 NKJV) An early April snow had caught us by surprise here in the mountains of my home. Flowers that had just popped out of the ground a week before were now drowning in a sea of white. It felt like someone had turned back...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24 NKJV) The television news was droning on and on this evening. It was full of every bad thing that happened in the world today. Finally I had to turn the set off. It wasn’t that I...
Do you ever feel like God has abandoned you? Like everything is going good for everyone but you? Like no matter how much or how ardently you seek God, He doesn't hear you, or worse, He doesn't care? Maybe you've had a great sin in your life, and though you've been...
The pelican duo paddled in place, bobbing in the canal. They were waiting in anticipation, expecting that scraps would be soon be swept from the fish cleaning board into the water. It was just a matter of time. There's a waiting room in our local hospital where people...
"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." 1 John 4:4 It was irresistible. Too warm and sunny, too lovely an afternoon to not take a few minutes to sit outside on the back porch...
'For this I came into the world, to testify to the truth, everyone on the side of truth listens to me. What is truth? Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said; I find no basis for a charge against him.” (John 18:37-38 NIV) “My sheep listen to my...
My sins were painted clearly. The indictment ran for miles, every man and woman in the city radius and every international visitor to the Festival knew the charges. For this was Festival year and the home crowd as well as the international crowd jammed every venue. I...
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." (Proverbs 1:7) Remember when ‘time out’ was when the umpire called for a break? Then maybe you’re as old as I am. The little blue chair, off to the side in my daughter’s...
"And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!" (Est 4:16 NKJV) If you read her story, Esther is presented as hesitant, as hiding her faith and her cultural identity for fear of personal backlash, and then as a self-centred coward....