John 14:1-3 was probably the second memory verse I ever learned. As a child I always thought of it in a literal sense. Jesus was a contractor and the angels were the carpenters and plumbers. They were busy constructing fabulous mansions for us. Each home...
We have all seen them and we all really dislike them. I’m talking about the student who continually sucks up to the teacher. As a teacher I have to confess that it takes me a bit to realize what is going on and then I...
Hebrews 4:15 is one of the most amazing and almost preposterous statements of all time. Speaking of Jesus it reads, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in...
One did not need to see today’s installment of horror from the Middle East to be repulsed at the repugnant savage barbaric nature of men. Our imaginations can vividly supply the smell of gasoline and fire and the screams coming from the cage. I am...
In Acts 10:38 Peter makes a wonderful statement about Jesus. “He went about doing good.” We call ourselves Christians which we all know means Christ-like. That must mean that we go about doing good. I wish. I can only imagine what the world would be...
Psychologists call it groupthink. It’s a simple term aptly describing a situation when a population continues to cyclically feed on an idea reinforced by only listening to each other. North Korea is a prime example of an entire nation closing avenues of communication that might...
While driving through town this late afternoon one would have to be blind not to see the parking lots at the local bars are packed. I wondered how the buildings could hold all the people if there were only one person per car. I also...
We have a new neighbor, who in an attempt to protect their new home, put up an unsightly red sign in the front yard stating they have installed Xfinity’s home security system. The owners next door have an equally unsightly sign saying they are protected...
My woods are deeply asleep beneath winter’s heavy white cover. There are no rabbit tracks, no sign of chipmunks or disruptions in the scape indicating an owl’s early morning breakfast. Only a handful of oak leaves are left clinging to their summer perches. The bones...
The following is a line in the musical Camelot, “I wonder what the king is doing tonight.” Sometimes I have a variant thought. “I wonder what God is thinking tonight.” Did He notice the asteroid that swept by us this past Monday? It came within...