Ephesians 1:6 - He has made us accepted in the Beloved. (NKJV)People, as well as creatures, have pecking orders. Not too long ago, we purchased a new budgie. When we first put Colby into the bird cage, the other three birds moved away from him. He wasn't one of the...
Matthew 7:1-2a - Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged. (NIV)The class was discussing argumentation, and I mentioned that bias is often encountered when trying to persuade others to accept one's point of...
Near where I live there’s a little garden wall that’s seen better times.It’s only about two and a half feet tall with a row of capping stones along the top. These capping stones are rectangular pieces about three feet long by a foot wide by a foot tall.You would think...
I was driving down the road on a warm, Spring day recently with my windows rolled down. I wanted to feel the wind on my face and smell the wonderfully sweet scent of the flowers in the air. It was my ears, however, that were blessed with sweetness as I slowed down for...
Jimmy and I walked along the shores lining the coast of Nova Scotia. A wave crashed against the rocks and splashed us. We jumped back and wiped our faces. "That was a big one!" I laughed.The water retreated. A bottle lay stranded between the rocks. Jimmy picked it up....
Luke 7:38,50 - Standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."...
They always left notes for each other."Missing you!""Remember I love you!"And one particular one that was used over and over."Wherever you go, my love goes, too."That one, was written on the back of an index card, folded and then cut small enough to fit into a...