Walking among the tombs in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, I was saddened to note that all of the wooden grave markers had disintegrated, and many of the headstones had fallen apart. Death had claimed the old as well as the young, and now, even the grave markers could no...
He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again." And they remembered His words. Luke 24: 6-8You just never...
Let us not forget that we forget far too easily!Take for example, one of the pastors during a pastor's conference, who was looking everywhere for his glasses."Where are they?" He wondered out loud.His colleagues were laughing like crazy, some even falling on the...
In our trek through fear, we often neglect to consider the validity of such worries. But if we really think about it, memories that testify that our God is, indeed, a caring God, will arise!"Consider what great things he has done for you." (1 Sam 12:24 NIV)While...
A pastor busily rummaged through everything in the room he had been assigned for this pastoral retreat in Belgium. "Where did I put my glasses?" He fumed, his mood less then patient. "I can't read that thing without my bifocals!"What further fuelled his foul mood was...
What does one do when facing discouraging, mouth-watering temptations?It has been over a year since my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Although I made every effort to bring her over to the country where I reside, I had no choice but to leave her in the...
“What a blessing,” I said to my dear Jewish friend visiting me, “to have the same blood as Jesus running through your veins.”She loves Yeshua (Jesus) as her savior and her love for Him is totally contagious.“Maybe I can have a little Jewish blood in me by osmosis,” I...