A number of years back one of the men who worked for me had a really quick temper. I found that I sometimes had to make amends for whoever the latest target of his anger happened to be. One day as we were coming to a stop sign Robbie looked out his window and shouted…
Category: Eternal life
Precious Promises
There is no better known symbol of precious stones than the diamond. But of even greater value are God’s promises in the middle of the real struggles in our lives. Peter writes these words as he faces the end of his own life at the hands of executioners. He looks back for a moment remembering…
Anyone Thirsty?
When we moved to Florida, drinking the public water isn’t so great so we began buying bottled water. My wife is a big fan of Aqua Fine water while I like Dasani. But many years ago when we lived in Southern Missouri our water came from a cistern by the side of the house. It…
Our Future Hope
This month I made a new friend. His name is Marcos and he is a resident at a local nursing home. His room-mate can’t remember any family coming to visit and the aide who helps bring people in to our church service asked if I would have time to stop in. People like my friend…
Hope of Victory
But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV Sometimes when we are facing a crisis the whisper comes in the dark of night that there is no longer any hope. We feel like a…
