To visit a rose garden is a wonder. The aromas are heady, and the blooms are magnificent. However, underneath the beauty is the thorn. Hold one tightly, and it will bring blood to our fingers.
Jesus ...
Let’s jump right into our verse in James 1:17.
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting ...
Motivation.
It’s what causes us to get out of bed in the mornings.
Without motivation, we’d have no reason to brush our teeth, prepare breakfast, get our children to school on time. We’d ...
For the non-Jews among us, Pentecost might best be compared to the American tradition of Thanksgiving. Observed seven weeks after the beginning of Passover, it is a culinary festival to celebrate the ...
We are told to be bold in Christ.
Take on the full armor of God and bash in the devils’ strongholds.
Stand on the head of the viper and never give in, never surrender.
All that’s true and ...
Willow tree or steady oak?
Sandy beach or mountainside?
Fertile soil or bedrock under our feet?
The willow can bend in the wind, but the tightly grained oak is our choice for the best ...
When the days of spring linger, and the first buds have brought forth flowering bouquets, the world feels alive and new. All is green and LUSH, and anything seems possible.
We want these days to ...
How many people still use a checkbook?
Quite a few of us, actually. We may not carry it with us all the time, but there are instances where only a check will do.
Mostly, though, we rely on digital ...
Jack the Ripper swept terror through London over a century ago. How did he get close to the victims that fell to his cunning? He came to them in the dark of the night. He was a wink of light, ...
Springs.
How do they work? What happens before the “boing” that closes the door, retracts the pen, moves the second hand, or launches the pogo stick?
How does a Slinky walk down the stairs or ...
How are you doing?
What’s going on in your life?
How honest do you feel like being? Meaning … when you are asked these questions, do you reach deep inside and pull out the real you, or do you ...
Watch a child stack blocks.
It’s the pretty ones they grab first. The bright colors, the interesting faces.
Two children stack the same way, even taking blocks from the other’s stack if it’s ...
A wonderful quote from one of America’s top inspirational authors showed up on the website BrainyQuote.com.
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become ...
