"But, as it is written, 'What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.'" (1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV)When I was a boy I had the craziest bus ride to school everyday. First I had to get up early, wolf down...
No trip to Italy would be complete without visiting the famous Fiumi Fountain in Rome, and that is where my father took us.Of course, I didn't know anything about its history then, nor why it was so famous. Hey, I didn't even know that it was famous! All I knew was...
There seemed to be no end to the wonders of Rome. Just when I thought there couldn't be anything more amazing, there was. There was the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican!The Vatican, in and of itself, was so beautiful. But when I entered the Sistine Chapel and saw those...
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints," - Ephesians 1:18Peter Waldo, or Valdesius, or Waldensis, as he was variously called, was...
"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9, NIV2)I was young and completely satisfied with my church. Characterized by...
"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power." (1 Corinthians 4:20, NIV2)We humans are quite adept at the excessive use of the spoken word. We love to talk about ourselves and anything that is of interest to us. Especially if someone out there is...
Three days after my experience of being able to sleep soundly despite a horrible head cold, I had the opportunity to once again take a stand in faith. I had barely recovered from the last assault to my health when my wife brought home another unwelcome intruder: the...