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Why As A Baby?

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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

Then Something Changes

Sunday, December 5, 2010

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

Joseph

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Joseph must have been quite a compassionate man. In his days, a young woman who was found to be pregnant out of wedlock would have been ostracized by the community and ruined for life. Even before the angel visits Joseph, … Read more

Promising Future

Saturday, December 16, 2006

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

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

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

Wednesday, December 18, 2002

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

Friday, December 21, 2001

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

True Love

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

When Joseph discovered that Mary was pregnant and decided to break their engagement, he was not aware who had fathered the child. This revelation did not come until after his mind was made up. Joseph's decision was righteous, and not … Read more

Address Change?

Saturday, December 1, 2001

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2000

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?

Wednesday, December 1, 1999

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

Fear Not

Saturday, October 10, 1998

What was the first thing the angel said to Mary and to Joseph? "Fear not…" (Luke 1:30; Matthew 1:20) What was the first thing the angel said to the shepherds in the fields? "Fear not…" (Luke 2:10) What was the … Read more

What Must Come First?

Friday, May 15, 1998

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

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