This Child

Anna was an elderly widow. Her husband had passed away while they were still young, and she had spent the rest of her life in the temple, serving God, in His presence, knowing Him ever more intimately. When she saw the young couple enter the temple to dedicate their infant…

Pass the Mustard

“What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden….” Luke 13:18-19. Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God. He said it was near. He said it was “at hand”—at…

Enough

He has shown us in ways we never could experienced otherwise that He is enough.

Overflowing Thankfulness

Our perspective on giving thanks should be based on the infinite, not the finite. Why settle for “an attitude of gratitude” when we can overflow with thanksgiving?!?

What the World Needs Now

I looked up a song from the 60’s that came to mind this morning. “What the World Needs Now,” lyrics by Hal David, sung by Jackie DeShannon. It is a pretty song. It came out in 1965. America’s involvement in Viet Nam was ramping up. The Civil Rights Movement was…