Over Father's Day last year, we went camping along the shores of Lake Erie. While enjoying some of the first real "beach days" of the season, we were introduced to a new kind of surfing: Kite Surfing. The sport appeared to be akin to windsurfing, for the purpose of...
"Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, 'Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in...
Revelation 21:9 "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." NIVIt only took my first few days at the Michigan university I attended to realize that life in the United States was a just a little bit different then what I was used to in Europe!One of my...
Let me illustrate this with the amusing story of two farmers who had a talk about Christianity. One of them said to his friend, "I hear that you're a Christian.""That's right," the other replied."Well, what does it mean to be a Christian?" The curious farmer...
One Sunday morning at our quite ritzy church a man came in just minutes before the service was to start. He was dressed horribly. He had on boots, overalls, a flannelshirt, and a cowboy hat. The entire congregation was aghast !Many of us quickly sent notes to our...
There was a group called The Fisherman's Fellowship. They were surrounded by streams and lakes full of hungry fish. They met regularly to discuss the call to fish, the abundance of fish, and the thrill of catching fish. They got excited about fishing!Someone suggested...
"If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." – Jesus (Matthew 15:14)In his book, "Mind Your Own Business," Murray Raphel shares the following story. "Years ago, in Russia, a czar came upon a lonely sentry standing at attention in a secluded corner of the...