In this morning's e-mails was a picture of a dog sleeping in an open air manger, outside a church. Real cute! The dog is said to be abandoned and found comfort at the feet of the baby Jesus. There is … Read more
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Then Something Changes
When I am on guard duty at our local jail, I often play the word game Scrabble® with myself. As we do not have access to the Internet, a friend gifted me with a travel-sized game, and I sit and play for hours with "me" and … Read more
Promising Future
The first seventeen verses of Matthew's Gospel wreak havoc with my computer's spell-checker. As I look at the passage before me, most of the names are underlined in red, simply because my computer doesn't recognize them and wants to fix … Read more
The Scarlet Cord
We had been talking about forgiveness at our Bible Study, when one lady offered the following thought: "I know God can forgive me, but it's so hard to forgive myself for mistakes I've made." I had known her for some … Read more
Called By Name
Our neighbours have a dog named "Fluffy". This sounds reasonable, until you know that the dog is not a poodle, but a dachshund! If one dog is named "Fluffy" and another "Killer", of which would we be more afraid? Names … Read more
What An Example
Joseph, called upon by God to stand by his pregnant fiancée and then to raise a child not his own, has always been such an example to me. True, it was God's son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and it was a real privilege to … Read more
Address Change?
Change of address cards are piled in my study as I write this. We are moving, and looking forward very much to our arrival at Parkwood Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for December 1st. Change of address announcements, whether sent via … Read more
We're Saved
A month ago, before Christmas, our family settled into a restaurant for supper. The children tried to convince us to let them have a soft drink with their meals. We would not let them order a soft drink. Supper arrived, … Read more
Does Anyone Care About Christmas?
At this time last year, people were asking each other what they were doing for Christmas — had they any plans, were they going away, were they having company, would their families be together? Sure, some of those people were … Read more
What Must Come First?
A short time ago I began to make a close study of Matthew, Mark and Luke to discover exactly what Jesus had for his top priority. I learned that the first move of the newly baptized and Spirit-filled Jesus was … Read more