As I entered the bank and noted the long line, I thought, "Oh well, I'm not in a hurry today." Looking ahead, I saw a grey-haired lady entering the bank from the other side. I could not help but notice that when she saw me, she picked up her pace considerably to...
"Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love." Ephesians 4:2 NLTI remember it as if it was yesterday.More than 30 years ago, the church where my dad was preaching gave him and Mom a gift: a microwave oven. Nothing like the...
"He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty." Proverbs 16:32 NKJV Had I created mine, I would have shortened the length and made it narrower.The nose is an interesting part of the body's anatomy. I've heard it continues to grow as a person ages. And I have seen...
"Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD." Psalm 27:14 NLT Important lessons can be learned in waiting rooms.My wife and I have been frequent flyers at the local emergency room lately. We visited for my wife because of...
Mark 13:35-37 - (Jesus said) "Therefore stay awake -- for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning -- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to...
"Love is patient..." (1 Cor. 13:4a NIV)Have you ever found someone who is always patient?If you answered "no", then you are like most of the world. I, also, rarely met anyone who is patient all the time. Most of the time, perhaps, but not all the time!It is true that...
"[Love] always trusts." (1 Corinthians 13:7b NIV)Is it possible to have love without trust?Not according to 1 Cor. 13:7! Why?Because love is simply given, and there is no question as to whether the recipient of the love should be loved or not. We simply trust that...