Falling leaves and the remains of last week’s jack-o-lanterns remind us of the season. Thanksgiving is coming, and Christmas can’t be far behind.
However, God wants us to be reminded of him, for ...
Read more: Our AUTUMNAL God
All authority on this world comes from God.
If we have been blessed with children, we must treat them with respect. If we are elected to a public office, the law must be courted with the utmost of ...
Read more: The Withered Hand of God
All of us have a past. For some of us, we feel a wellspring of pride, for there is nothing we can recall that is outside the will of God. However, for others of us, we struggle with overcoming a ...
Read more: Undefined Christianity
It is that sparkling gem in the storefront window that draws us in. The lights are bright, and it glitters and flashes, catching our attention. We want that ring.
Then we see the price. It is far ...
The classic image of a donkey shows its feet firmly planted in the soil, pulling hard against its lead rope, its strong sense of self-preservation refusing to let it move ...
Read more: The Donkey and the Carrot
There are few things as terrifying in this world as lightning and thunder. Lightning flashes across the landscape with an intensity intolerable to our eyes, and it does so without warning or care for ...
Read more: Lightning and Thunder
The more God blesses us, the greater the opportunity for worries. We ask him for a better job, and in the blessing, we also receive greater responsibilities. We plead for a larger home for our ...
When the north wind shifts the day from steamy to CRISP, we relish the change in the air. We draw in a breath, and the world feels fresh and new.
God is just like that. When our days begin to ...
Read more: Our CRISP God
When a government sends one of its most promising envoys to a distant land, it has to take certain precautions, especially if the foreign government is hostile.
To that end, Jesus and his mission ...
Read more: Jesus, Undercover Agent
In 2004, adult conjoined twins Laleh and Ladan were in Singapore for a life-changing operation. They were joined at the skull and wished to be separated.
The women were discouraged from the surgery ...
Read more: A Surgeon’s Choice
Funerals are where we pay homage to those we’ve treasured in this life. Funerals are also a way for us to witness the body of the deceased and come to a moment of closure over the ending of ...
Read more: A Cloud of Witnesses
In England, bells are regularly heard ringing from church towers. The bells are arranged in an upper room and hung from a headstock that allows them to swing through a 360 degree circle. This is ...
We chant “We will rock you!” at sporting events, and we do the wave to show our appreciation and enthusiasm for our favorite teams. We paint our faces in wild colors, and we sport crazy clothing ...
Read more: Cast Your Octopus Before the Victor
