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Thankful Thursday — #2 The news had just gone out; the king had made his unalterable decree. Daniel returned to his home, and closed the door behind him. It was clear that he had enemies. There was no other reason for this new law. Jealousy of Daniel’s promotion and favor with the king had caused Read More …
Ah, the sweet, innocent prayer of a 3 year old. The angelic head was bowed to nearly touching the table. His eyes were scrunched shut and his chubby hands clasped. His soft voice mumbled through the normal toddler realm of thankfulness… “Thank you, God, for Mommy. Thank you, God for Daddy. Thank you, God for Read More …
I posted these ideas just after Halloween last year. I am sharing them again, as Halloween is approaching for this year. Have you considered a Halloween ministry? Yes, Halloween is over, and we are into the thankfulness of November. But, after reading many blog posts about Halloween and talking to other Christians about this controversial Read More …
When I was a child, we went trick or treating, we wore costumes, and we even went to Halloween parties… at our church. GASP!! Perhaps even more surprising was that this was a Bible teaching, evangelical, conservative church. Some would even have said this church was legalistic on many issues of the day. However, Read More …
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Envision with me a homeless woman. Picture the most desperate, destitute homeless woman that you have seen. She is seated on the ground, near a busy street, but dissolved back into the chilly shadows of a grimy doorway so that she is Read More …
We live in a wonderful world full of fantastic creatures. It is estimated that there are over 7 million species of animals. Furthermore, scientists are searching the depths of the seas, the dark reaches of caves, the under-explored rain forests, and the high altitudes of remote mountains and finding new species all the time. Did Read More …
If you had a great treasure, where would you put it? If you are financially wise, you might invest it for a return. If you are fearful, you might secure it in a huge, locked vault. If you are a pirate, you would bury it on a desert island, to be found only by deciphering Read More …
This summer at our house has been one big blur of moving in and moving out, packing and unpacking. Our son moved home from college. A couple of weeks later, our daughter graduated from college and moved home for the summer. A couple of weeks later, our son moved away for the summer. Then, a Read More …
Rainbows are everywhere right now. I’m sure that you’ve noticed. And, you know what? I love rainbows! I love pictures of rainbows, legends of rainbows, science of rainbows and ROY G BIV. I love songs about rainbows, whether sung by Judy Garland or Kermit. I love the misty, rain-to-sunshine weather that produces rainbows– weather that, Read More …
In John 21, the Bible tells the beautiful story of seven disciples, after Jesus’ death and resurrection, in a boat, fishing all night. A man (Jesus, but they didn’t know that yet) calls to them from the shore and asks if they have caught anything. When the disciples replied that all the efforts of that Read More …