You are dust, and to dust, you shall return. Gen 3:19 It is difficult to think of oneself as dust. Dust is not very nice stuff. Some types of dust blow around outside making things dirty, making [...]
Time, a precious gift For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Throughout the Bible, there are numerous references to time. From the creation [...]
It is all about thanks-giving Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. The celebration originated with the Pilgrims celebrating how abundantly God had blessed them; certainly something worthy of [...]
Were someone to give you a gift of great worth, wouldn’t you immediately show your gratitude? What if every moment of every day, you were provided a gift of great worth? How would you [...]
At least when I was growing up, if another child would say something hurtful we would exclaim heatedly, “Sticks and stones may break by bones, but names will never hurt me.” The words [...]
A Statement of Faith.. and Gratitude We are at war. The economy is in turmoil. We still mourn the loss of lives and the loss of our sense of security on September 11. Bleak news pummels us from [...]
Foreign does not have to pertain to another country. It can just be something unfamiliar. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it has often felt as though we are living in a foreign land. Things [...]
“Man’s chief work is the praise of God.”– Augustine of Hippo Augustine’s quote brings to mind the verses of Psalm 137 (1-4) that provided the basis for one of my favorite songs from [...]
Jonathan was amazed at the exquisitely simple cabinetry he was appreciating in Zack’s workshop. “Why, young man, I have never seen such simple beauty, such a talent for bringing out [...]
