Our nation is in a mess! I realize that is not a news flash, especially in a presidential election year. Politicians all claim they want to unite our nation while at the same time they are busy dividing it up into special interest groups. The upper class is caused to Read more…
One of my many part-time jobs while going to college was working for a man who fixed attic fans. Since I am afraid of heights it was not my favorite job. I miss the old fashion attic fan, but I don’t miss working on them. This is the time of Read more…
A British band called “The Bee Gee’s” was very popular from the late 1960’s through the late 1970’s. In fact they are the sixth best selling musical artists of all time. This is the chorus to one of their biggest hits. “You don’t know what it’s like, no, you don’t Read more…
Easter is early this year. This means that Ash Wednesday will be here on February 10th. Until 2004 many of us evangelical Christians in America didn’t give much thought to Ash Wednesday. But on that day in 2004 Mel Gibson released his epic movie, “The Passion of the Christ”. Suddenly Read more…
Alexander Pope wrote, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast”. I wish that were always true but for the vast majority of people I am afraid it is not. This is especially noticeable during these dull grey days and long nights of winter. The alarming rise in teen-age suicide points Read more…
Merry Christmas to you and to all those you love. I realize that you have heard “Merry Christmas” about a million times by now, but do you remember the original greeting? It is found in Luke 2:14. God sent angels to proclaim this greeting… “Glory to God in the highest, Read more…
Welcome to shopping season! I have never met a hunter during hunting season, or a football fan during football season, who could match the zeal of serious shoppers during shopping season. You can actually get run over by a shopping cart if you are not moving fast enough. Some people Read more…
I need a lot of devotional help! Rather than having one daily devotional time, I divide my day into three parts, and three shorter devotions. King David is my example. In Psalm 55:17 he said… “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud; and He shall Read more…
Sometimes I read a devotional which I enjoy so much that I get permission to share it with you. This is certainly one of those. It was written by John Fischer, but I have had to abbreviate it. “The holidays are here and gift giving once again moves to center Read more…
School children were being asked what Thanksgiving was to them. One little boy says, “It starts with the gobbler and ends with the cobbler”. Thanksgiving is not just an American celebration. Psalm 50:14 says “offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High.” Thanksgiving may be the Read more…