Matthew 7:11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Sometimes I get overwhelmed with God’s good gifts. About 17 years ago, a friend asked if our Continue Reading…
John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Gifts. Gifts. Gifts. Gifts come in all sizes and packages, but at Christmas we focus on the one gift that surpasses them all…. The best gift ever given to the world—the Continue Reading…
John 6:13 “So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.” Five fish and two loaves of bread feed 5000 people with food left over (John 6). An impoverished widow saves her sons from being sold Continue Reading…
Matthew 7:11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” I was chased today by a mother robin. She sat dutifully on her nest until my Continue Reading…
Mark 2:27 “Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.’” I’m going for “tunnel vision” this Christmas. I want my mind to be wrapped around one overriding thought: Christmas was made for us, not us for Christmas. Of course I’m paraphrasing what Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” He was far from the best speaker in my Public Speaking Class. Poor eye contact, monotone voice, nervous fidgeting. He worked hard, though, Continue Reading…
John 5:8 “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.’” Art? It was my freshman year of college and my schedule included an Art Class. This did not make me a happy camper. The first night of class the instructor had each of us draw Continue Reading…
Numbers 6:24-25 “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you” I guess I’ve always been a die-hard romantic. When I was in graduate school, my grandpa took me on a tour of the Holy Land. I’ll never forget our lay-over Continue Reading…