It was a glorious evening. We were sitting in our city park enjoying a band serenading us from the town gazebo. As we were watching a little guy about four years old came running by going full steam. There were bigger children chasing him but...
What do the following names have in common? Ansong, Appiah-Poku, Assan, Boateng, Dervishilari, Dwomoh, Fresh, Gualdarrama, Kiser-Miranda, Mitis, Morataya, Pokhrel, Tringali and Wantiru. These are just a few of the last names of students in my class this semester. I feel like I am entering...
One of my students walked into class this morning wearing a tee-shirt that said, “Jesus Loves Everyone but I’m His favorite.” There it was. This is the heresy of almost every religion. If you are not a Jehovah Witness, they cannot pray with you. If...
The world is awakening to the reality of Ebola. It must be confined and eradicated. Councils in many nations are brainstorming strategies for effective action. After Adam and Eve introduced sin on earth heaven knew it must be confined and eradicated. But unlike Ebola, a...
I went to the seminary with a future preacher who claimed it was wrong to prepare one’s sermon. He contended if at the beginning of the sermon he would ask for the Holy Spirit’s guidance the Holy Spirit would then use him as His instrument...
When I was in college we humorously referred to a couple of our very bright professors as having a 20/20 I.Q. Thus I was excited when I first read Ephesians 1:18 where Paul speaks about our “eyes of understanding”. That’s the King James Version. The...
There is an interesting YouTube of a man on a street trying to sell a $50 Canadian gold coin for $25. No one will buy it. He is even standing near a store that buys gold so someone could go inside and check its value. ...
Do you ever wakeup about 4 AM with a parched mouth? You want to roll over and go back to sleep but something cool and refreshing slipping over your dry lips would be an oasis. The longer you wait the more intense the thirst. Finally...
There are times that David makes me gasp in astonishment. In Psalm 26 he wrote, “Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my...
In our little city and most likely also in yours there are markings on the street for bikers where there are traffic lights. If you are on a bike and want the light to detect you so it will turn green for you, you have...