"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Phil....
In 1948, a friend introduced me to his younger sister. In 1956, I married her. From the time we first met, I was impressed by how positive she was.I was all the more impressed when I learned that in 1937, living in Trail, British Columbia, Canada, when she was eight...
Last Friday, in "The Sling for God, Part 2", we saw the futility of trying to hide things from God. In the end, evil is always brought to the forefront. That’s how much God loves us! Today's glimpse of God through the Psalms comes from the Psalms 1:"Blessed is the one...
Something very unusual happened that Sunday morning in mid-December. I had just finished writing a devotional about an extraordinary business that I was blessed to have visited four months earlier, and I couldn't shake off the feeling that I had to send the story to...
He (Moses)chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. Hebrews 11:25 NIVAs I was coming around the bend in our street from walking my son to school, I could see the front window of our house. The sheer...
It is a special moment in the life of a certain young lady. The situation is tense. All eyes are focused on her while eighty eight pieces of ivory that look like teeth are poised to challenge her trembling fingers. Her mind is working overtime. Hand and Eye...
REPUTATIONS ARE LIKE credit. Once ruined, restoring them is complicated.Greg was a distant cousin and rebel who was somewhat of an idol for seventies teenagers with rebellious tendencies. He was into the "hippie scene" complete with long hair, boots, beads, and a...