"Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, 'O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!'" Exodus 32:4 NLTRarely are they as good as the real thing. "We have a...
John 1:14 "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." (NIV)My great-niece, who has taken on a leadership position with a Christian youth organization, has recently married. What would be an appropriate wedding present? I thought of giving a few books to...
I suffered from severe depression for many years, instigated initially by the death of my brother father and grand parents in an accident at the age of 14. I was filled with fear; fear that fermented into to gut wrenching rage and ultimately a life of suffering. I...
" ... when Christ came into the world he said, '... with ... sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I (Christ) said, 'Here I am -- it is written about me in the scroll -- I have come to do your will, O God' " (Hebrews 10:5-7, NIV).One time when I was about three...
Loving grandparents gave their three-year-old grandson a sturdy black and red four-by-four toy truck for Christmas.Squatted on his knees on the floor, the little lad tore off the wrapping,then picked up the truck, and went to a cupboard where old toys were kept.He...
In Japan, they have an organization which has become very successful. It is a company through which one can hire a “friend.” The number of Rent-a-Friend agencies in Japan has doubled to about 10 in the past eight years. It seems the lonely are willing to pay money to...
Isaiah 6:1 "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple." (ESV)There was a time when I turned my back on God. I denied His existence. He took my best friend — my father — even...