"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows." (Psalm 23:5 NKJV) "Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them...
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:7 NIV)Coming home from sorting at the Thrift Shop, I carried with me several pieces of very tarnished...
For the people in the Netherlands during what is called the Hunger Winter of 1944-1945, things were desperate. The country had been occupied for almost five years. It was a very cold winter, there was very little fuel left, food was in short supply, and many people...
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin." (1 John 1:7-9 NIV)|"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except...
Being a retiree with a house and no mortgage, the search for a place to live isn't something I've had much recent experience with. Until now that is. A dear friend from China has taken a professorship in Canada and is landing very soon. The only problem is, she has no...
"If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me." (Jeremiah 29:13 NLT)If I didn't pay, I couldn't talk.As my wife and I sat on the front porch of the hundred-year-old home that we rented, we often heard it ring — a pay phone situated next to an old country store...
Of all the traditions of the holiday season, I think that my favourite is Christmas music. Certainly, I love the sparkle of lights, the glow of candles, the fragrance of freshly baked cookies, the crunch of snow, and the joy of family gatherings. But Christmas carols...