My oldest son turned 24 recently. When it comes to the soul, however, time is irrelevant and memory can melt away the years in a second. When I looked at my grown son my mind took me back to one very special time only a few weeks after his birth. I had awakened in the...
John 11:24-27 "Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall...
Can I Ever Forgive Myself?Grief affects people in different ways. Some grow closer to their family members, others push those close to them away because of their perspective of the circumstances.I found myself at odds with my cousin after the death of her dad. Any...
John 20:19 - Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." (NKJV)As this is the day when we...
"Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse." (Proverbs 28:6, NIV2)Are the rich truly free of worry? Or is it possible they are a bit more distressed than most commoners like you and me?Let's think about it. Being rich is not easy at...
At the turn of the twentieth century it was predicted that technology would procure us less work and more leisure time. 3 to 4 days of weekly work or even less could be anticipated!Sadly that kind of promising rest never became a reality. Instead we are now working...
"Do not worry!" (Matt 6:25 NIV) Jesus said these words, longing for us, his disciples, to experience Him fully as our complete heavenly peace.The braderij (Street vendors selling their wares) was everywhere the day we arrived in Oostende, Belgium, and with it lots of...
