The Best Way?
Is God's way or plan for our life the best one? Choosing to follow God's way does not guarantee Fulfilled dreamsA model family lifeAvoidance of extreme griefLack of stress and mental anguishAlleviation of physical painFinancial freedomAcceptance by...
A Seed of Faith
…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed… Matthew 17:20 "She's looking for something she isn't going to find," Betty said. The discussion during the morning office break centered around a film star's decision to abandon a successful career to enter a convent. Of...
When Distance Separates Us
The distance between us and treasured friends and relatives is seldom measured by miles, or by hours but rather measured by $$$. We can board a plane and see family members within a few hours, but the cost is prohibitive. Dietrich Bonhoeffer commented on the pain of...
Clues to End Times
All of Israel expected the Messiah to come and they carried in their minds a picture of how he would come: a powerful king that would deliver them from political oppression. With the Messiah in power, they would trample their enemies and live in prosperity....
Bible Dementia
E.G Marsh was truly a godly man. He spent his life teaching, preaching, writing, and leading a Bible college through dark days. He never wavered from presenting the Bible as God's Word. In his last days, though, friends and family watched with sadness as...
Literature
I enjoy reading the Bible not only as a Christian, but as an avid reader and writer. The pages abound with literary devices including metaphors, similes, contrasts, and parallels. Jesus spoke of his longing to protect the children of Jerusalem as "a hen gathering her...
Is My Name Written Down?
Do you ever Google your name? Have you ever thought of all the different places your name is written? You would be surprised to find the databases that include your name: graduating classes, organizations, churches, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and property records....
Auto Setting
During the past years, I've taken thousands of photos of people, places, events, scenery, animals, and flowers. To be honest, I've used the Auto setting most of the time rather than study the manual that came with my D5000 Nikon camera to learn about the combinations...
Why Bother?
The Bible clearly teaches that doing good deeds or works will not get us into heaven. The Apostle Paul said, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." If...
Pauses
In both manned and unmanned space launches, pauses are built into the launch time clock. The clock stops, giving launch specialists time to check, recheck, review, activate, test, and begin new steps in the launch procedure. During these pauses, fuel is carefully...