Faith……. and Microwave Ovens
A young man told me, “I shouldn’t have been baptized when I was 6 years old. I was too young and didn’t understand what I was doing.” He continued to talk about how children aren’t knowledgeable enough to make a decision of that magnitude until they get old enough to...
Grow!
What are the only recorded ages of Jesus found in the Bible? 12 and 30. At the age of 12 we find Jesus in the temple talking with the elders and Pharisees and astounding them with his wisdom (Luke 2:42). In Luke 3:23 the Bible tells us that Jesus was about 30 years...
Just Send Your Word, Lord
A chill went down my spine one night as I taught a Bible Study at the Men’s Home. We were studying about the centurion who asked Jesus to come and heal his servant. While Jesus was still far off, the centurion sent word to Him to not come to his house, but to just...
THE TEMPERED STRENGTH OF GOD
When my kids were preschool age I used to wrestle with them on our living room floor. Every once in a while I would “pin them” to the floor just to remind them that I was “the boss,” but most of the time I would let them beat me so they could know the thrill of...
A LESSON FROM TOILET PAPER
Oddly enough, my Thought for Today comes directly from a package of toilet paper. While I was reading the front of the packaging I noticed that the word “Stronger” in English was translated as “Résistant” in French. Of course, I realize that it is not a literal...
Shaken!
After the major earthquakes in Nepal in 2015, I was thinking about the tremendous impact earthquakes have. I recalled something a friend of mine who had been in an earthquake told me. She said, “The worst thing about an earthquake is that feeling that the earth...
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE “NO ONE”
In John chapter 5 we read about the Pool of Bethesda where miraculous healings took place. There were dozens (perhaps even hundreds) of sick and afflicted people who sat around the pool waiting for the waters to be stirred by an angel of God. As the story goes, the...
“You’re Just Gonna Have to Forget About That!”
My dog, Archie, and I were returning home from our walk one morning and, as usual, Archie was pulling on his leash trying to get out ahead of me. Suddenly, without any warning, he took a detour from the pathway as if being pulled by an unseen force. Actually, it...
EVERYTHING THE LIGHT TOUCHES
One warm summer morning while I was on my morning walk, I took a moment to watch rays of sunlight illuminate patches of ground around me as beams of light made their way through openings in the trees. As I was standing there appreciating the warmth and color that the...
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