When my son was little, he and his brother had an Advent calendar for a month before Christmas. Every day, the boys would open a window and see the picture and verse inside — no chocolate in those days! As Christmas approached, they would inspect, feel, and shake the...
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28 NIV)The other morning, I was looking out the kitchen window at a fair amount of water lying on the concrete landing. I turned and...
We finally awoke to a "dry" day in Juneau. The sun wasn't shining and there was a heavy cloud cover overhead; but for the moment, the clouds were higher in the sky, and other than an occasional drizzle that was meant to remind us that we were, indeed, in Alaska, they...
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." (1 Cor. 12:27 NIV)I can remember once when I was just a little boy my Mom, Nana and I drove to my Nana’s sister’s house in the next town. It was a warm, Summer afternoon so I went outside to play...