"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." (Matthew 21:22 ESV)We require power to do anything. Sometimes, the power comes from within, but often we need external power.In many cases, this external power is supplied by electricity, and we...
"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." (2 Corinthians 5:20a ESV) Wikipedia describes an ambassador as a person who represents an entity and does so in a positive manner. Almost half a century ago, I was a senior financial officer...
Everything that we say or do communicates what we want others to know about us. Sometimes, we do this by the clothes that we wear. When I wear a bright green shirt, the comments that I receive indicate that I am bringing happiness to my friends with an Irish...
As a young teenager, I took music lessons at a local music school. My teacher, a nice young man and very patient instructor, surprised me one day by venting against Jesus Freaks. Not being committed to my faith and questioning Christian teaching, I was afraid to...
"This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day." (Luke 24:46 NIV)Our tour group was assembled on tiers of benches in the Garden of Gethsemane in Israel. We had completed a worship service with communion. As we tarried in our...
“Why is everyone smiling at me?” It was a few years back when you could still see the lower half of people’s faces without masks. It was the first day of Spring after a rather long and rugged Winter. The sun was shining. The breeze was...
The most remarkable thing about Yellowstone National Park is its abundance of geysers. The park hosts all kinds: active ones, semi-active ones, occasional ones, dormant ones, big ones, medium ones, small ones… And the list could go on.But what exactly is a geyser?It...