Hooray! I had successfully made a pot of delicious homemade cream of tomato soup! Successfully making cream of tomato soup is not always easy, given the tendency of milk to curdle when it is combined with acidic tomatoes. I enjoyed a hot mug of my tomato soup for...
While I was in ministry, a young woman came to my office needing help. She was homeless, hungry, and desperate. I brought her into my home, took her to a doctor, and helped her to find a sparsely furnished basement apartment. She began attending our church, but soon,...
"Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." (Colossians 2:6-7 ESV)"And they have no root in themselves, but endure for awhile;...
“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future” (PLUTARCH C.46–AFTER 119)When you buy pencils these days, you may have two options - just an ordinary pencil, or perhaps one capped...
I don't know about you, but I had a way of getting myself grounded! The day or the evening started out well enough, with lots of fun, but then, curfew time came and went! It always happened at the best part of the fun that I was having. I knew what would happen when I...
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32 NKJV)"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."...
"For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:28 ESV)"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." (1 Peter...