"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:28-29 NKJ)"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new...
:Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand." (Psalm 73:23 ESV)I was sitting on my balcony, watching my hands show a slight tremor, and I thought about the value of our hands. Some months ago, I was diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease, and...
"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...
Over the past couple weeks, I have been telling the stories of a "memorable" vacation that I went on with my parents when I was about 17 years-old. Ever in love with anything American, my father took us across the Atlantic to visit the Big Apple: New York City!I truly...
I have to smile as I think back now to that infamous vacation that my dad took us on when I was 18 years old. At the time, the days fore-planned to be in New York seemed endless. Now I realize how quickly they actually passed.As I contemplate those "horrible" days...
"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."...
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it." (Hebrews 13:2 NASB)It was a sweltering day in late Summer. I was a young dad working in a local lumber mill. It was dangerous, back-breaking work that...