Christmas is a time when you hear greetings of peace.  But do most people really experience true peace.  There, of course, is world peace where we find the absence of war throughout the world.  And world peace would be a wonderful thing.  But there is an even more wonderful kind of peace to be experienced. … Read More ›

We are entering into a wonderful season.  The upcoming holidays are all about giving – most importantly God giving us His Son!  But when it comes to receiving gifts, especially from God Himself, people often feel unworthy.  They feel they don’t deserve anything from God.  But guess what?  No one deserves anything from God.  even… Read More ›

Many of us, when getting ready in the mornings, have similar routines.  Part of that routine might involve drying our hair.  Most of us don’t give much thought each time we reach for the hair dryer.  We just plug it in, turn it on, and expect it to work.  And most of us are very… Read More ›

We are at the first Sunday of November already.  Where did the year go?  This means that the holidays are right around the corner. We know this because we’ve already had our first snowfall of the season and the Lifetime and Hallmark Holiday movies are on TV, much to my husband’s dismay.  He says if… Read More ›

Have you ever awaited punishment for something and it never came?  You knew you did something wrong and punishment was rightfully deserved, but for some reason it was withheld.  An example of this is found in I Timothy 1:16.  Here, Paul was recalling things in his past deserving of punishment but instead he was shown… Read More ›

 At a recent craft show, there was a booth full of items made from clay. And at the potter’s wheel was the woman who made each one.  It is amazing what beautiful things can come from a lump of clay.  As the wheel would spin the clay, she would use her fingers to mold the… Read More ›

Have you ever watched the videos on YouTube where people who are color blind receive a gift of special glasses that helps them to see colors properly?  Their reactions are heartwarming and often tear jerking.  Many of them are experiencing for the very first time just how beautiful and vibrant colors truly are.  All their… Read More ›

In the animal kingdom, there is nothing more fierce than a mother protecting her young.  She will place herself between a predator and her young and defend them with her life.   And the young ones usually do not stray too far from momma.  Momma can best protect them if they stay close.  But her span… Read More ›

The story of Jonah is one of the more well known stories from the Bible and it is often retold as a children’s story because it has all the elements of an adventurous fairy tale.  You have a man who was given a mission but chose not to accept it.  So, he flees from his… Read More ›

How many of you remember your mother telling you this – “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”?  You’ve most certainly heard it from someone.  And, in theory, it is good advice.  Actually, it is pretty scriptural.  Ephesians puts it this way “Let everything you say be good and… Read More ›