When I think of Christmas, I think of family. Our kids are adults, which has drastically changed what Christmas looks like for us. When our children were younger, we had holiday traditions that began with Thanksgiving and went all the way through Christmas day. The traditions included a great Thanksgiving Day dinner with Pam’s extended [...]
I am intrigued by the excitement & frenzy associated with “Black Friday.” The crowds are enormous on city streets & in shopping malls all over the country! There are people camping outside their favorite stores for days before Black Friday just to ensure they get the computer or toy or gaming system of their dreams. Millions [...]
As a parent, I’ve made my share of mistakes with my children. In fact, I’ve made so many mistakes with them that I wonder how they ever turned out so good! I’m talking about mistakes like missing a volleyball game or a soccer game, or reading in my study rather than reading with them. And [...]
There was a large ugly warehouse I passed by everyday on my way to school for 12 years. It was an eye sore as far as I was concerned and I often wondered why someone didn’t just tear it down. I had no idea what was in that warehouse, but I didn’t think it could be too [...]
When I was in 5th grade, a new boy came to our school. This was a 2-room school with a total of 30 kids in grades 1-8. His name was Robin! I’d never heard of such a name for a boy. But it wasn’t just his name that I disliked. I didn’t like him! I didn’t know why, I [...]
As I continue to think about the story in Gen 12 of Abraham & Sarah going to Egypt, I wonder about “truth.” I mean, Abraham lied because he was afraid the Egyptians would kill him in order to have Sarah. The fact that he lied simply means that he didn’t tell the “truth.” And he [...]
What was your favorite worship experience? Why was it so special? When I was at Andrews University, I loved going to Pioneer Memorial Church. What stirred me the most was singing with the pipe organ. And then I loved the postlude, which was really a mini-concert. People would stay to listen to the organist play such masterpieces as Bach’s Toccata and Fugue [...]
I remember the day we joined the country club. It was a beautiful place with a great golf course, driving range, tennis courts, a big pool and a georgeous club house. There was only one problem - I didn’t play golf well. That may not seem like much of a problem, but if I really wanted to [...]
Paul makes an incredible statement in 1 Corinthians 13:8… Love never fails. Is that possible? Is that really true? We all have had experiences of failing love – we have failed others and others have failed us. Just the other day a mother told me about her son’s wife who had just filed for divorce. She had [...]
Of all the characteristics of Christ-Followers, the one that must certainly be the most basic is our topic for this week – “Lovers.” As a Christ-Follower, by definition I must be a lover of God, a lover of Christ, a lover of the Holy Spirit, and a lover of people. Our text for this week is very sobering [...]
