The most famous puppet of all is Pinocchio, that small wooden boy who wanted to be real.
What was Pinocchio’s most fervent desire? To cut his strings forever. To run free. To have no rules to tie ...
So, what day of the month does your paycheck arrive?
You don’t even have to think about it. You know, almost to the minute when it hits your hand (or your bank account).
Or the day your ...
What does the church tell us we are to do?
Give lots of cash. Teach a Sunday school class. Take a missions trip each year. Show up each time the pastor decides to schedule a revival.
What about ...
It is an old-fashioned concept, but in the days of hooped skirts, women couldn’t see what was right under their feet. When they had to navigate difficult terrain or walk across wet grass, they had ...
Picture the God many of us learned in church, an old man in a beard with a lightning bolt in his hand.
Well, maybe without the lightning bolt, but the effect was the same.
“Walk out the door ...
Tears.
Sometimes they are a good thing. They allow us to sort out our emotions or navigate a difficult situation.
The other side of tears, however, is more complicated. Once the tears have dried, ...
A bald eagle is a doting spouse and parent. The bird mates for life, rears its chicks, and allows the younglings to return to the nest for up to a year.
However, as with any good parent, a change ...
What are you worth?
Can you place a price on yourself?
Tally it this way:
How many meals do you provide for your family each year?
What’s the total funds you bring in through your job?
How ...
In the beginning, God created man in his own image. However, man drifted away from God’s ideal, and trouble shrouded the earth because of man’s sinful nature.
Man needed saving.
First, God ...
Throw a handful of seeds in a barren field. Just chuck them out there.
What results do you think you’ll see?
Not much. However … place those seeds in a favorable location, and likely most of ...
The first few verses of Psalm 103 are chock full of biblical truth. Let’s jump in:
Psalm 103:2-6 says:
“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your ...
Life has crashed into you.
Your children, lost to the world.
Your bedrock of finances, eroded by inflation and business losses.
Your reputation in the community shredded by false accusations … a ...
MAIZE is the scientific name for corn, the largest grain crop in the Americas. We might dine on popcorn, corn flakes, or the ubiquitous sweet corn, and what about dent corn, baby corn, or corn ...
