THE TEMPERED STRENGTH OF GOD

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

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!

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”

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...
EVERYTHING THE LIGHT TOUCHES

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...