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In the concluding part of our series on our publicly speaking/act, we focus on yet another pivotal part of Christian faith… ANTICIPATION… Ah the Blessed hope of the Church…eagerly anticipating the return of the Redeemer (Titus 2:13). The Saviour, in answer to the...
"O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?" (Deuteronomy 3:24) Don’t you love being ‘on top of the...
Every summer the temperatures soar. With mercury on the rise, oh how our tongues crave for that cool “elixir of life” (read water)! Also how we wish controlling the temperature is well within our realm! That brings me to the topic about two “heat-related”...
The computer expert called in to install a new program on the computer for my husband’s astro-photography. He set it up and pressed some keys and chatted to us while the computer did its own mysterious thing. At the end of the exercise my husband had a whole new...
I remember well the day I came into the New York aiort from a trip overseas. I faced the baggage checkers knowing I had lost the key to my suitcase. Just ahead of me they had allowed some people to pass on through but as I followed them a very stern looking clerk...
We looked through an antique shop and a small writing desk imprinted itself on our wishlist. Dad wanted it for me because the workmanship was superb. But the cost was prohibitive. Instead, he made over a chunky little old table for me, salvaged from a scrap truck on...
Have you ever felt you were invisible? Perhaps you have sometimes felt you were so insignificant nobody knew you even existed? I have a garden shrub like that. It is weak and spindly and it leans on the trees growing around it for support. It weaves its way up through...
Last week, in The Division of the Land, Part B, we learned that we need to be thankful for what God's blessings and stop looking around for something better. We need to claim what God has promised us as our own, and take it in His power, rather than looking around for...
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where...
Remember how, as new Christians, we felt we had been resurrected from the dead? We surged with new life and the wonder of it engulfed us. We had caught a glimpse of Christ and he made a profound impact on us. Then the bandwagon grabbed us and we were urged to tell...
Our family went to my husband's hometown to visit his mother and younger brother for Memorial Day weekend a few summers ago, about a three hour trip from our house. His twin brother had also come into town; in an effort to be “the good wife”, I encouraged my husband...
With hundreds, and maybe thousands, I watched the news about a young man who disappeared. He was apparently depressed and obviously felt he was of no value to those around him so he left a note for his father and mother and quietly walked away. Along with untold...
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." (Gal 5:22-24 NKJV) Spring has definitely sprung here in the mountains of my home. As I walked in my yard this...