"I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God's love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but...
"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." (Gen 1:3, NIV2)How many times don't we go through life hoping for the light to shine through? Left to our own devices, we hardly have a chance. We worry and worry and worry even more, without any positive...
"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...
A little boy was asked by a teacher, "what is a saint?" Thinking back to beautiful stained glass windows he had seen in Europe, the young man answered "A saint is a person through whom the light shines through.". Little did he know, he said just the right thing. This...
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...
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...
There is an old joke that I hear every Spring here in the mountains of my home. A police officer sees a car swerving erratically on the road ahead. After pulling the car over he walks up to question the driver. The man looks out his car window and says: "I know what...