"There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love."(1 John 4:18 NASB) It was a morning in March here in the mountains of my home. The weather forecast had called for another 5...
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32a NIV)When my husband John was still here, we used to go on short-term mission trips. These trips were four to six weeks long. We were very aware that...
When we sit at our tables awaiting our meals in the residence in which I live, the servers come to their assigned tables and inquire what we wish to eat. Lately, they have been coming with iPads, showing pictures of the options and allowing individual choices. The...
These days, there are few daylight hours. Here in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, at latitude 52 degrees, 16 minutes north, on the winter solstice, December 21st, the shortest day of the year, there were 7 hours and 41 minutes of daylight. That was 9 hours and 5 minutes...
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every...
Last Friday, I told the sad story of Sandra, a Grade 8 student in my school who had no friends. Although this didn't normally seem to bother her, Christmas was different. She was keenly aware that no one would give her a Christmas present at school. She was so touched...
"Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." (Matthew 25:34b-35 NRSV)A...