New Life
It’s A New Year
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) Many people take advantage of the New Year by cleaning out their closets of old and unused clothes. Sometimes it is hard to part with some of those items,…
Let’s Go Fishing
For quite a while now I have been without a real hobby. When my body was younger and my health was better, basketball and racquetball held my attention and brought great satisfaction. Ah, but those days are over. Coin collecting has recently drawn my attention, but hasn’t brought much enjoyment. Reading still brings pleasure but I don’t get into the mood very often. I…
Growing Pains
Grandchildren – Grandchildren for a week – Grandchildren for a week when you aren’t used to having them around! That’s where we are as I write this. Our three Delaware grandkids are blessing us this week and producing for us memorable moments. Did you know that children can fuss with each other? And did you know that more often than not they do it over the silliest and…
Being A Donkey For Jesus
A.W. Tozer, a great saint of God of yesteryear, once gave the illustration in which he referred to the first Palm Sunday on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem. The crowds began to shout “Hosanna”. The old donkey pricked up his ears. Some in the crowd threw their coats in the road; others spread out palm branches. “Well”, said the donkey, “I had no idea that they really…
How Do I Measure Up?
How brave are you? I heard that when Rodney arrived in Heaven, he was met by an angel who began to process his entry data. Rodney was asked for some purely unselfish deed that he had done on earth. Well, Rodney thought about it for a moment and then he said, “Oh , yes. I think that I have something you might be interested in. One day I was walking along and I came…