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 forward.
However, that same ...
A rental agreement is just that, an agreement between two parties. Both sides decide what conditions they wish the other to perform, and once they shake on it, it is a done deal.
However, if one of ...
Two cooks can place the same ingredients in identical pots, cook over the same type of heat, and yet produce very different results. One will be a chef’s delight, and the other will be a blight to ...
When we abandon something, do we remember it, or do we release it forever? To state the question another way, do thoughts of it remain in our mind, or is it forgotten as if it had never been?
A ...
In December 2011, a young man, Jerod, 29, on vacation with his family, jumped into the ocean and hit an underwater rock with his head. He was found by his brother still alive, but the ...
Some battles are too big for us to fight. Cancer. Betrayal. Financial ruin.
Yet, even in the midst of such horrendous foes, we have a champion. We need not lean upon our arm of flesh; rather, we can ...
To stumble is to be humble. It gives us empathy with those around us.
However, what about those times when we can’t rise again? The perils of this life have knocked our legs out from under us, and ...
Easter is a day of rejoicing in Christ’s risen triumph. We see it as a time of rebirth. It is spring, we have on our newest clothes, and life is wonderful.
To have lived it two thousand years ago ...
Sometimes we feel we’ve reached the end of our rope, we’ve tied a knot just to be able to hang on, and the rope’s coming unraveled in our ...
Read more: The Last Knot on the Rope
A number of years ago, a hurricane struck Florida. Whole towns were devastated. One mother survived with her children in her arms, even though her roof had been ripped from her apartment ...
We struggle with those times when we have received the Word of God, and still, everything seems against us. We take a step forward in his name, and the enemy seems to push us two steps back.
When ...
Winter snows can be beautiful, but what about when all the glory melts away? What do we have left? The world appears brown and nondescript, and it can suck the joy out of our days.
The Jews of ...
Merriam-Webster offers us a clear understanding of what a tripwire does and how it works. A tripwire has four properties.
It’s placed low in a concealed location.
It’s used especially in ...
