Being a Great Neighbor

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— Colossians 4:2-3. When our grandkids were...

Wrestling with Life

And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day...

God’s Test of Faith

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell...

“In the beginning, God created…”

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. What a marvelous statement to begin our introduction to God and the world we live in. What comfort that we are not an accident or a product of chance. How meaningful that in the beginning, God… When our...

Learning to be Content

But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content (1 Timothy 6:6-8). My daughter flew in this past Saturday for Christmas....

Treasuring what is truly Important

But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2:20. One of the more profound statements in the incarnation of Christ was this simple commentary on Mary’s reaction to the events that she experienced. There are only two places in Luke that...