"And he said to him, 'Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.'" (Luke 23:43 ESV)"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have...
"Remember not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers on the desert." (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV)"Do not be conformed to the...
"For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36 ESV)Years ago, we had a tradition of enjoying a good roast beef dinner after worship on Sunday. To minimize Sunday work, the vegetables would be prepared on Saturday evening. The...
You can learn a lot sitting in a parking lot. The other day I was sitting in my car with my sons reading a book while my daughter finished grocery shopping. From time to time, though, I would look up and observe what was going on outside. One of...
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." (James 5:16 ESV)As Christians we bring our petitions before God. We believe our prayers are offered to a...
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."(Genesis 1:27 ESV)Last summer, we moved to a different house, and baby Zoe« was born.As a Christian, the nice thing about being a dad again after twenty...
As our economy slowly re-opened following the COVID-19 pandemic, after months of shopping restrictions and the availability of essential services only, there were all sorts of promotions to attract buyers into brick-and-mortar shops. I regularly received...