"A psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!" (Psalm 100:1-2 ESV)"Is anyone suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing." (James 5:13 ESV)I was scrolling...
“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.” (Psalms 9:1-2 NIV)David must have had a beautiful singing voice, and you can tell just...
One of the highlights of each of my years of teaching was Christmas time. Being in a public school where even the name of Jesus at Christmas time was forbidden, I had to be careful, I wanted, however, for my students to learn the true meaning of Christmas, and it...
It was my last year of teaching. Just a few days before Christmas break, one of my students, who we will call Sarah, came into my classroom early.After a few minutes of friendly chit-chat, I asked, “So why are you here so early?”Sarah smiled. “It’s because I have a...
We can learn a lot about relationship by looking to the life of David, and for quite some time, God has been laying it on my heart to write a series based on David, as revealed through the Psalms. One very remarkable point about the life of David is that he...
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8 ESV) My daughter, Zoë, walks to her nearby school, and in this gloomy month of December, she went off in too much hurriedness, and in the process forgot her watch. A few minutes after she left, I...
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1 Cor 10:31 NIV)Over the past week, I conquered one of my goals: To tape all of my old analog video tapes to digital DVDs. I never thought I would enjoy this task, but watching those...
