Matthew 25:40b "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (NKJV)Today, November 11th, is Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the USA. On this day each year, veterans from the various wars and...
It was the middle of December several years ago. I had some old Christmas records playing.A light snow was falling outside but I didn’t mind. I was getting ready to head to my daughter’s college to bring her home for the holidays.The weather forecast had only called...
"A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things." (St. John of the Cross 1521-1591).One of the great Scottish poets of last century was...
The story is told of a young orphan girl who when she was 8, was adopted by a very wealthy man.Upon her adoption she was immediately be moved into a modest house with 2 servants who would take care of her basic needs, but the strange thing was she was told that she...
He woke. It was dark, but the light of a half moon shined through the window. It provided enough for him to distinguish the strange bed he lay in and the equally strange furniture. On an old dresser, he saw his cap; on a chair, his clothes haphazardly draped.He sat up...
I was standing in front of my oven looking out my kitchen window on a cold, frozen, and barren Winter’s day. The latest snowstorm in a long line of snowstorms had covered everything the day before and no thaw was in sight. I huddled close to the oven while our dinner...
The tears of a heartbroken child can turn the good intentions of a firm disciplinarian into one of frustration and intimidation. Even when discipline is in order, there will always be those who question or disapprove. It is especially difficult when you meet adults...