“If you knew the gift of God... you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10Large clumps of fuschia colored flowers are planted in the round clay pots on our back deck. They are hardy, as well as butterfly attractors. Yesterday...
"In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.” (Matt 24:11-12 MSG) According to certain denominations, what is...
When I glance at my dog and cat, I can easily distinguish the difference. How can I do this so easily? After all, they both have ears, mouths, tongues, eyes, tails, legs and feet, teeth, and fur. I suppose the obvious giveaway is that one meows while the other barks....
"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...
