"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...
I went shopping the day after Thanksgiving last year. I was an idiot.I found myself hovering around the electronics department at the most jam-packed store in the county at 6:00 in the morning. I was waiting for them to dole out the bargain of the season--some goofy...
"Sing to the Lord a new song and his praise in the congregation of the saints" (Psalm 149:1) NKJV"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs ,singing with grace in your hearts...
Does a Praise and Worship Service Make any Impact in Heaven?When my oldest son and I entered church on Sunday, February 3, 2013, the worship service had already begun and the presence of God was so strong that it was almost tangible. During one of the songs, I found...
"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain." (Mark 7:6-7, NIV2)It had been a rainy, wind-filled kind of day, with the natural elements definitely being on the loose. Driving carefully up a hill with his girlfriend...
I've been doing it since before I was born, but occasionally I stop and wonder why.Going to church was never an option while I lived with my parents. Other than my paternal grandparents, my first babysitters were the ladies in the church nursery. When I attended "big...