A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan, in which a man was beaten, robbed and left for dead. She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the drama.Then she asked the class, "If you saw a person lying...
John 9:35 "Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, 'Do you believe in the Son of Man?' NIV My neighbours were going away and asked if I would drop in daily to feed their cat Riley. I told them I would be happy to look after him.The...
When I was a young boy in the Netherlands in the early 1940s, twice every Sunday, we went to a church in the Reformed tradition. On occasion, there would be some German soldiers in attendance. The occupying forces were mostly older men who were stationed in the...
"Isaiah maintained this same emphasis: 'If each grain of sand on the seashore were numbered and the sum labeled "chosen of God," They'd be numbers still, not names; salvation comes by personal selection. God doesn't count us; he calls us by name. Arithmetic is not his...
Allow me to share with you one of the most touching moments in sports I've ever heard about. It took place at a women's softball game on April 26, 2008. Central Washington and Western Oregon faced off against each other, with the winner to receive a bid to the NCAA's...
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." (Matt 6:6, MSG)Many can't...
"When you practice summer appetite-denying discipline to better concentrate on God, don't make a production out of it. It might turn you into a small-time celebrity (Pharisees and Saducees being experts in this and so does others as well!) But it won't make you a...