"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country." Why did God not give us more details about Jesus's early years? After the tale of His birth and a short note about an incident when He was twelve, why does He just spring on the scene? We would be like the people of …
If My People
"If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways..." So the LORD said to the people of Israel in II Chronicles 7:14. Because of what Christ did by redeeming us to Himself and grafting us into His family, I believe …
August 24, 2013
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, …
January 2, 2013
Sparkling hats, crazy eye glasses, and hundreds, if not thousands, of people crammed into Times Square in the bitter cold. Why do people make such a big deal of the new year? I know some will take any opportunity as an excuse to celebrate, but the revelry of a new year appears to be universal. …
December 15, 2012
Front pages all across our nation are carrying the same story this morning. Once again we are mourning the loss of innocence as some warped individual decided to act out a crazed fantasy or lost control of his faculties and lashed out at his view of reality. Television networks will bring in their experts for …
November 7, 2012
Election was yesterday. Barack Obama was re-elected. God have mercy on us. Perhaps that is the point; we've put our faith in man and not in Him. We may indeed have passed beyond the point of avoiding judgement. As a nation, we've thumbed our noses at God and refused to repent. As His people, we've …
Priorities
I use the social network site Facebook to keep up with family and friends. It’s nice to see what’s going on in folk's lives, to see if they have joys to relate or problems that need prayer. It’s also a good way to find out people's opinions on topics of the day. Because the people …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 