At Christmas, thousands of us fill Samaritan’s Purse shoeboxes for children around the world. It’s a wonderful idea but the instructions sometimes astonish me. Take this one for example. Note:…
Published December 17th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
There was a day when Christians had to speak in code. Here is one example. Hint: What do these all have in common? a partridge in a pear tree two…
Published December 16th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Three trees discussed their future. All wanted to be something grand but they ended up as a manger for the Christ, the mast of the Christ’s boat, and the cross…
Published December 15th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Did you buy your Christmas cards on December 26 last year? Or get your wrapping paper on sale? Never mind; you can make up for turning last year’s card fronts…
Published December 14th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
I wanted an egg salad sandwich for lunch so I started them on the boil. However, I used a bigger pot than usual and it held seven eggs. The lemon…
Published December 13th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Sometimes God calls us to do things that make no sense. Sometimes we will learn why and sometimes we won’t know till we get to heaven. The best thing to…
Published December 12th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Isaiah told about the Christ to come, centuries before the event itself. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep…
Published December 11th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Scammers take extra special advantage in the holiday season… I guess it is their gift to themselves. Their tricks include fake online stores, or posing as a big box store…
Published December 10th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Oh how the mighty has fallen. Fruit cake used to be the cake of Christmas, the cake of weddings and the cake of special occasions. But because it became a…
Published December 9th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
The circumstances differ in the verses below but everyone, in every circumstance found reason to rejoice. Surely we can do the same! For the Lord your God will bless you…
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