Five New Year’s Resolutions to Become More Like Jesus
Happy New Year! As you look at the fresh year ahead, full of possibilities, are you making any New Year’s resolutions? If so, you’re in good company. And if you’ve ever failed...
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Dec
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Dec
Christmas in the Stable
I leaned on my elbow looking out the farmhouse window while my mother and sisters cooked food and set the table for Christmas Eve dinner...
21
Dec
At the Breast of the Lord
Ah, a child’s life, wrapped in a warm blanket, sleeping peacefully in his mother’s arms, with hardly a care in the world. Worries aren’t his...
19
Dec
The Year Baby Jesus Had Down Syndrome
As you prepare the stable of your heart to receive our Lord and Savior this Christmas, take a little journey with me, won’t you? Walk past the barnyard...
8
Dec
I’m Dying to Know…
We use words in strange ways. Take the word dying. Your daughter in tenth grade says she’s dying to know the football captain of the neighboring high school...
29
Nov
Where Are the Simons?
I once read that criminals to be crucified often had to carry to the place of crucifixion their own cross beam, a piece of wood weighing up to fifty pounds...
28
Nov
Scaling the High Bar
God telling me that I should be holy is like his telling me to scale the high jump at a track meet. But wait. Who’s that in front of the high bar...
3
Nov
An Art Lesson
When I’m at my art easel, secondhand information won’t do. If I’m working on a painting of daisies, I must have a vase of fresh daisies to study. There’s no...
29
Oct
How to Truly Enjoy Life: Biblical Insights on Joy and Enjoyment
People seem so unhappy. Do you enjoy life? What is true enjoyment, and how can we find it? Sadly, many people reach the end of life unsure...
17
Oct
Know Your Transgressions
Some of my friends tell me I’m too hard on myself. They say I berate myself too much. But I know the truth. I know when I’m vying for attention...
