"Freely you have received; freely give." (Matthew 10:8b NIV)I was 16 years old and on a week long trip to visit a Seminary college in Iowa. On the way our group had stopped in Chicago for a few days. We were staying in a building owned by the church on the...
Why are some believers so judgmental?On June 7, 1944, after V-day in Normandy, King Leopold the Third, King of Belgium, was deported to Germany with his family under suspicion of collaboration with the Germans. On September 8, 1944 the Belgian population celebrated...
“In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.” (Psalm 25:1-3...
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28 ESV)"Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or...
"Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.” (Psalms 7:1-2 NIV) I was still teaching a Grade 5 class the year that I was sent this particular...
One thing I could count on with every class of students, no matter what grade I was teaching, was that I would receive gifts at Christmastime. Of course, the younger grades usually produced more presents, but I always received at least a couple gifts in the older...
On Friday we began a new series based on glimpses of the life of David as viewed through some of the songs he wrote. Today we will look at Ps. 2 for a glimpse of Truth that was evident to David: "Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in...