Back when my son was two years old, he went going through the "security blanket" stage. We almost couldn't get him to go to sleep without it. When he was hurting, tired or upset, he wanted his "Blankie." Like my son, we all have our security blankets. They're not...
A while ago I spoke with a young lady about her relationship with God. She was struggling with some things and with the concept of God's unconditional love and acceptance. I finally began to explain to her that God doesn't view her as a failure, but as His little...
When I was younger, I loved to fish. And it just so happened that we lived only 300 yards from a creek. It was a perfect match! I played there every single day after school.With my faithful (and very stupid) dog, Shaggy, by my side, I was in heaven. Mom only asked...
With the Easter season upon us, I thought we'd take another look at Jesus and His purpose for coming to planet earth. I don't believe He came because He had nothing better going that weekend. He didn't just accomplish all the things on His to-do list and then...
Easter time is here! This is the most important holiday in Christendom. It represents both the anchor and the goal of our faith. Actually, there are four important holidays of the Christian life. These holidays, like checkpoints in a road race, must be reached in...
"Should old acquaintance be forgot, la la, la la la la...."(No one really knows the words to Auld Lang Syne anyway!) It's that time of year again. Time to make those wonderful New Year's Resolutions.I wonder if I can remember last year's resolutions...hmmm... Oh...
Why do we even bother making these resolutions? I believe it's because we have noticed something in our life that we want to change. We see that our life isn't measuring up to our expectations or desires. It's that time of year again. Time to make the old New...
At the beginning of the legendary musical, Les Miserables, Jean Valjean had just been released from prison after 19 years. He came to a new town where he was forced to show his prison release papers.The mayor and townspeople, as well as the local jail and other...
When I look at the whole of the Bible and especially the two accounts of the birth of Jesus, I see a couple of dominant themes emerging. The Christmas story is vital to understanding the whole story of God. In it, we see a God who cares so deeply for us that he was...
Some friends of ours are leaving in a few weeks for the mission field. My wife, Robin, wrote this for them and I thought it was good advice for anyone interested in being a missionary.I am so glad that you are obeying God and taking this challenge. We are praying...
I was reading a blog from some of our dear friends that are moving to Russia to become missionaries for a season. It brought back some memories I had completely forgotten.I can still remember the "OH MY!!!" feelings as we were preparing to leave. It seems as if...
Every snowflake is different (and there were a bunch of them falling today). How strange that God would "waste" His creativity on something as insignificant as snowflakes. Yet He does it with a flair! Today we took the kids across the border to France for a grocery...
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