Kingdom of God

The Twelfth Stone

Twelve is a number of high standing in the world today. Twelve is the amount of eggs in a carton. Twelve inches are in a foot. Even the face of a clock has twelve numbers, ones repeated two times in ...

Magnetic Properties of God

Magnetism is an amazing phenomenon. Hold up a sliver of a magnet, and it always points due north. Energize it with superconductive techniques, and it will remain permanently suspended around an ...

Kingdom Ishmael

Who are we? We can check our birth certificates. There we’ll find our names and parentage. We can hold them up and show the world, “I’m Chris!” Or David or Conrad or Ariel or Marcus. We ...

The Devil’s Black Eye

Our spiritual existence is a battlefield. Shells explode around us, and we can hardly raise our heads out of our foxholes. When we put on our armor, it weighs so heavily on our shoulders that we are ...

Stranger in a Strange Land

Visit Roswell, New Mexico, and just try to get away without an alien artifact for a souvenir. Turn on the television, anytime, anywhere, and there are shows that claim to track the landings of UFOs ...

Our CORNUCOPIA God

CORNUCOPIA is a word rarely used today, but the meaning is in our thoughts every time we come to God in prayer. We want to tap his abundance, his bounty, his wealth, his excess, and his profusion of ...

The Big Cheese

Being boss is nice. We get the best parking spot, can afford the best car, and that corner office? It comes with the ...

Signs and Wonders

Kit cars were a popular automotive choice in the 1970s. The wheeled machines rolling out of Detroit were bland, and people wanted to spice up their rides. Pick a kit, from a Ford GT40, a Mako Shark, ...

Our SPICE God

October brings the first true chills of the fall season. The winds turn to the north, and the changing leaves rattle in the breeze. We rub our arms, and we head for the fire. That’s where we will ...

One More Time, Mommy

Any mother can relate to these words: “One more time, Mommy.” Whether they come while visiting the swing set at the park, or after a favorite bedtime story, they mean the same thing. It’s too ...

Our WONDROUS God

Step into the night, and watch a thunderstorm roll across the distant plains, with lightning flashing through the clouds. Stand beside a waterfall, and feel the ground shake under our feet. Visit the ...

God’s Gemstones

A gem is a gem, right? The properties of each are simple to recognize. A diamond is clear, a ruby red, and a sapphire? Only the deepest of blues will convince us that our gemstone is a true ...

A Lawyer’s Lawyer

When we become entrapped in the legal system, the person who comes to our aid is a lawyer. This is a person specially trained to advise us on how to dance through all the legal footwork our judicial ...