"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:21 NIV)It was a few years ago. A friend had sent me a restaurant gift card for Christmas and I had picked a pretty, sunny Sunday afternoon to...
"Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full--pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." (Luke 6:38 NLT)It was a beautiful Summer’s day...
One of the highlights of each of my years of teaching was Christmas time. Being in a public school where even the name of Jesus at Christmas time was forbidden, I had to be careful, I wanted, however, for my students to learn the true meaning of Christmas, and it...
A workplace tradition at Christmas is the practise of assigning each employee the name of another co-worker, to be given an anonymous gift. Our office has made our own version of the Secret Santa game; we are to choose a small gift to give which our own secret...
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. " (1 John 4:7 ESV)I was sitting at a table eating a chicken salad sandwich. I wasn’t really hungry but I was supposed to sit a bit and eat something to...
There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and said, "What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?" Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her,...
Any serious Christian wants those they care about to come to know the Lord, but how do you go about this? So many are closed to preaching of the gospel. Many, even from other religious backgrounds, have become “secularized”, and much of what is going on in the world...