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...
Deuteronomy 30:19-20a "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and...
Quite a few years ago, a bulletin from our church had a picture of a graphite illustration by Gerald Folkerts, entitled "Self Portrait".The picture so intrigued me that I kept the bulletin all these years; it was dated Good Friday, March 29, 1991. The background is...
Three days after my experience of being able to sleep soundly despite a horrible head cold, I had the opportunity to once again take a stand in faith. I had barely recovered from the last assault to my health when my wife brought home another unwelcome intruder: the...
