Hebrews 4:11 – Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience. (NIV)As a piano teacher, my job involves training students to work less. That's hard work for them! It sounds like a...
On the 29th of December, my entire family plus my husband's nephew, were on our way back from visiting my mother in-law, who was spending some time with my brother in-law. The traffic was heavy and slow but for some strange reason, my husband, for an instant...
A picky customer comes to a small food shop and sees a new delivery of fresh fruit. "Give me two pounds of oranges and wrap every orange up in a separate piece of paper, please," he says to the saleswoman. She does."And a pound of cherries, please, and wrap up every...
When He (Jesus) came down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him. And behold, a leper came to Him and knelt before Him, saying, "Lord, if You will, You can make me clean." And Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And...
Mel Trotter was an alcoholic. At one point his child was ill. Looking for money for a drink he took the boots of the child’s feet and sold them for money for a drink. When he returned home he discovered that his child had died. He staggered out into the night, unable...
"But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple's foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy." Ezra 3:12 NLT A new normal had arrived-and with it, a state of anxiety.I'm a...
"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule." (Matt 5:3, MSG) This reminds me of what John the Baptist concluded: "He (Jesus) must become greater; I must become less." (John 3:30, NIV2)We hunger to be closer...