Relationships

The Value of a Little Man

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 ...

Shearing Our Sheep

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 ...

God’s Crystal River

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 ...

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 ...

Greeting the Fool

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 ...

Unimportant Matters

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 ...

The Helpful Nephew

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 ...

Lifted Up by Love

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 ...

The Bricks We Stand On

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. ...

Our Unexpected Happiness

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: ...

Our Standing Stone

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 ...

Threading the Needle of Christ

A tapestry is a painting in thread. As we create our thread painting on our loom, there are four vital things we must ...

Getting Excited

Most of us don’t study quantum mechanics. The reality of it, however, is all around us. We can’t escape quantum mechanics if we try. Hold someone’s hand. Are they alive and warm to the touch? ...