Paper chains are fun to make. They’re simple, they require little skill, and even children can do it.
Visit an elementary school classroom, and paper chains are de rigueur. They are part of the ...
Read more: Paper Chain Christianity
So, who’s the little guy in our life? Is it the boy down the street who’s just learning to ride his bike, or how about the new office employee who’s stepped into an entry-level ...
Read more: The Value of a Little Man
So, what good are sheep?
The Bible references sheep frequently. Jesus is called the Good Shepherd…which makes us…wait for it…his flock, his sheep, the round, fluffy creatures that munch on ...
Read more: Shearing Our Sheep
The mountains of western Massachusetts are littered with waterfalls. Most flow year round, and they are beautiful.
However, let the rains come, and they become gushing behemoths that will awe and ...
Read more: God’s Crystal River
We love to get even.
Take World War II for example. Europe was being ripped apart by the tyranny of Hitler. The other side of the world faced decimation by a virulent Japanese military. The United ...
Read more: Taking Our Hand Off the Sword
We all know at least one fool, that person who never learns from his mistakes, but continues to do the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome if he just keeps on trying.
“The old ...
Read more: Greeting the Fool
A splinter in a child’s fingers.
On the scale of world events, that splinter doesn’t matter even the smallest amount. There are starving children in Third-World countries with distended bellies ...
Read more: Unimportant Matters
Paul of New Testament fame was a family man.
Oh, be assured, he wasn’t married. Nor did he have children, but there was a family. Thank God there was a ...
Read more: The Helpful Nephew
How do we not fall down?
Okay, that’s an easy one. We place both feet on the floor and hold our back erect. But for some people, it’s not so simple. A head injury can knock us for a permanent ...
Read more: Our Standing Stone
Sometimes we get love wrong. We only see the emotion, and it’s more than that. The most enduring love is an action, something we do that shows someone we care.
Love makes life better for ...
Read more: Lifted Up by Love
Brick foundations. They look good, and they work very well.
Most importantly, a good brick foundation lifts our house above the surrounding soil. Termites can’t reach our wood superstructure. ...
Read more: The Bricks We Stand On
We all want to be happy. Yet how do we find it? Is it packaged and on a shelf, ready to be parceled out to whoever needs it?
Scientific studies show us our happiness is determined by three things: ...
Read more: Our Unexpected Happiness
Paper chains are fun to make. They’re simple, they require little skill, and even children can do it.
Visit an elementary school classroom, and paper chains are de rigueur. They are part of the ...
Read more: Paper Chain Christianity
So, who’s the little guy in our life? Is it the boy down the street who’s just learning to ride his bike, or how about the new office employee who’s stepped into an entry-level ...
Read more: The Value of a Little Man
So, what good are sheep?
The Bible references sheep frequently. Jesus is called the Good Shepherd…which makes us…wait for it…his flock, his sheep, the round, fluffy creatures that munch on ...
Read more: Shearing Our Sheep
The mountains of western Massachusetts are littered with waterfalls. Most flow year round, and they are beautiful.
However, let the rains come, and they become gushing behemoths that will awe and ...
Read more: God’s Crystal River
We love to get even.
Take World War II for example. Europe was being ripped apart by the tyranny of Hitler. The other side of the world faced decimation by a virulent Japanese military. The United ...
Read more: Taking Our Hand Off the Sword
We all know at least one fool, that person who never learns from his mistakes, but continues to do the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome if he just keeps on trying.
“The old ...
Read more: Greeting the Fool
A splinter in a child’s fingers.
On the scale of world events, that splinter doesn’t matter even the smallest amount. There are starving children in Third-World countries with distended bellies ...
Read more: Unimportant Matters