"So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: 'The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge.'" Numbers 13:32 NLT When I was young, chicken was more than the animal.I was...
Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life. (NIV)Some time ago, someone asked me a question: "Why does someone your age keep so busy? Isn't it time you slowed down?" This question made me think about seniors who do all kinds...
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." Revelation 21:4 NLTJohn Donne said, "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." And Larry's did me.Larry...
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 A few years ago, Jerker Asterlund received the Church of Sweden's prestigious "Innovator of the Year" award.The award came his way...
"Now by chance a priest was going down the road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him,...
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37, NIV2)No matter where we live, we will encounter poverty. There will always be people in need as well as individuals who are hurting. All of these people are...
God can be on the side of those I may have no time for."'Be quiet!' Many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!' When Jesus heard him, he stopped." Mark 10:48-49 NLTWe were out for an afternoon of shopping with my...