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 [...]
Here am I; send me Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” Isaiah 6:8 “Whoa! Send [...]
There is so much that is over-hyped to get our attention. “This is what you really need in order to have a happy life!” “Buy this to be beautiful!” “Everyone who is anyone owns this!” Our lives [...]
My mom was a great baker. Her pies were delectable. At Christmas, the variety of cookies she would create was a delight, and they were all delicious. It was she who introduced me to Toll House [...]
“I AM WHO I AM.” Exod 3-14 If there is beauty in the forest but there is no one there to see it, is there still beauty? This variation on the “If a tree falls in the woods and [...]
A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3) The passage from Isaiah, part of today’s [...]
The 1942 Bing Crosby movie “Holiday Inn,” renowned for its Irving Berlin score that introduced “White Christmas,” has the crooner musing in a song about Thanksgiving. While the film preceded by [...]
We are all the work of God’s hand. Yet, O Lord, you are our Father, we are the clay, and you are our potter. Is 64:8 There is a television commercial that zooms in on the hands of a potter [...]
The images on the television screen were both inspiring and challenging. Mario Gomez stepped out of the capsule that had brought him to the surface after 69 days of captivity in the Chilean mine. [...]
Bad news, the Lord’s calf is dead Most of us struggle continually with the question of what it is that we should give to God. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, in his book “Studies In The Sermon [...]
