24th December 2006
A frazzled family was rushing around one morning, trying to get out the door to church, knowing they were already going to be late. “Don’t worry, mom,” their adolescent son said. “I don’t like the singing anyway.” “Oh,” cautioned the mo...
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24th December 2006
Mary Poppins is “practically perfect in every way.” Real people, however, find it difficult to consistently proceed with perfection. We are told to abide by God’s teachings, but perfection – for us mere mortals – is not attainable. We want to ...
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24th December 2006
In this world of hectic rushing and material clutter, we need to be careful to let God direct our paths. Distractions are around every corner that capture our attention and steal our focus away from Him. It may seem like it’s easier to put our own han...
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24th December 2006
Every day is Thanksgiving Day! Each year we look forward to the holidays, a time of year associated with warmth, cozy fireside conversations, and plentiful harvests. It’s easy to offer up a prayer of thanksgiving from around a table filled with the bl...
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24th December 2006
God speaks loudest when we’re quiet.
You’ve heard it said that God gave us two ears and only one mouth for a reason. Logically, it should be easier for us to speak half as much and listen two times more, right?
It is an unfortunate tendency o...
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