Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified. (Galatians 5:23-24) What happens…
Mightily offended, Herod turned on Jesus. His soldiers joined in, taunting and jeering. Then they dressed him up in an elaborate king costume and sent him back to Pilate. (Luke…
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Mahatma Gandhi It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying…
Warp speed (a hypothetical propulsion system from science fiction stories) is warped living. Neither it nor Speedy are real. And our speeding through life (and pushing others to do the…
Today a friend offered me some grapes. I agreed to take them but I had no idea she was giving me two large cardboard boxes of them. I in turn…
You think I’d be used to being a widow now. After all, Ron passed more than ten years ago. Still, I woke on the anniversary of his death and thought…
The fields are ripe for harvest. We may not be able to go to a foreign country but foreign countries are sending their harvest to us! We may have been…
Here are a few words of wisdom for your fridge door or bathroom mirror. Conformity is doing what everyone else does, without thought for the right and the wrong of…
Honor and enjoy your Creator while you’re still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes, Before your vision dims and the world blurs And the winter…
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and…
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