A new year is a good time to renew commitments! What about renewing our commitment to reading the Bible consistently?
A new year is a good time to renew commitments! What about renewing our commitment to reading the Bible consistently?
There was a fire one night at a convent and several nuns who lived on the fourth floor were trapped. They were praying for divine providence to show them a way out of the fire when one of the sisters screamed, "We need to take off our robes, tie them together, and...
The tourist bureau at Qualicum Beach warned us. In fact, their exact words went something like this: "The roads leading to Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park aren't fit to be driven at any time; and especially not in this rain!"We didn't believe them, and we set out in...
Grandpa chewed tobacco as he had for many years. Guilt weighed heavily on him because he couldn't seem to give it up.Now and again he would make it a couple of days, but his will power gave out and it was back to the plug of tobacco. None of the other deacon's at his...
Proverbs 4:26 - Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established. (HCSB)We had an unbelievably long winter last year with record amounts of snow. From the first snowfall till the snow was mostly melted was six long months. We also had...
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin." John 8:34"I hate being late," my friend lamented. "It has been a problem for me all my life.""Do you really want to change that?" I asked."Yes, I do.""All right. Every time you are late to...
Desiderius Erasmus has said, "A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." We should not simply resist "bad habits," we would do better to create good ones.A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class that "anything you repeat twenty...