January 28, 2013
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone…
January 27, 2013
How great do we want God to be? How about this, “He is too great to fit in the universe; yet, He is small enough to fit in a human heart.” It is not a mystery, for, “all things are…
January 21, 2013
Jesus asked this question, “However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Lk. 18:8). The Apostle Peter captured one reason for God’s delay in judging the world. “The Lord is not slow in keeping…
January 1, 2013
Jesus announced His return with these words: “Immediately after the distress of those days ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be…
November 21, 2012
Elijah, the Prophet, sought refuge in the desert and waited on the Lord for orders. “Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.…
November 15, 2012
Jesus on one occasion said, “the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it” (Mt. 13:45-46).
November 10, 2012
Jesus made this harsh recommendation, “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pears to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces” (Mt. 7:6). Paul…
November 4, 2012
We do not live in a perfect world. Things do happen unexpectedly. We were interrupted by the death of a loved one. Our nephew’s sudden death, at sixty, led some of us to reconsider how we deal with interruptions. We…
November 1, 2012
A French officer was punishing one of his men for being afraid in battle. Marshal Foch witnessed the act and said, “None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear” (Wa. 655). Fear is natural and…
October 23, 2012
Crises are common, more so, every day. As a child, my parents went through crisis after crisis. War drove them from their homes and jobs. Father began in Poland, as a blacksmith, the Germans turned him into a farmer and…