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In Mark 12 there is a story about Jesus being questioned concerning the most important commandment. When Jesus answered the question, he summarized all of God’s laws in what he said to the religious teacher. Instead of being a long list of do’s and don’ts Jesus reduced them to... Read More →

A football coach once said there are two different types of coaches in the NFL. The first type are those who have been fired and the second type are those who are going to be fired. Well, there are two types of people everywhere you go: those who have been hurt in life and those... Read More →

There’s a cleaning product called Bar Keepers Friend.  A unique name to be sure but it cleans and polishes all kinds of surfaces. Has Christmas lost its luster? Have you been so caught up in all the doing of Christmas that you’ve forgotten the being of... Read More →

Experiencing the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child is something I wish I could have captured and kept. A young child is enthralled with the lights, the wrapping paper, the bows, the boxes, the spirit of the celebration, and you see their joy. The gifts aren’t... Read More →

God created us in His own image and He created us to enjoy relationships. In the Garden of Eden Adam walked with God; they talked and shared with each other. Then God saw that something was missing in Adam’s life. He needed the companionship of another person, so God created Eve.... Read More →

Some synonyms for crazy are loony, nuts, cuckoo, loco, dingbat, psycho and wacko. If we aren’t living our lives in gratitude and thanksgiving to God for all He has done for us we could be considered any one of these. Yes, we could, no should, be considered crazy if we aren’t... Read More →

We do many things we don’t want to do. We get up and don’t really want to go to work, but we go because it’s what we’re supposed to do (and we need to keep our job). We get invited to many events and celebrations that we are obligated to attend. We have other things we’d rather... Read More →

Hadassah, known as Esther, was the descendant of Jews taken captive when Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem. Years pass, kings pass and what was once Babylon is now Persia. Xerxes King of Persia holds a competition to replace the queen who embarassed him in front of his officials... Read More →

After Elijah’s major victory on Mt. Carmel with the defeat and execution of 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah, he sank to a low that was as low as his previous high had been. Jezebel was furious that her prophets had been slain and vowed to see Elijah dead (within 24 hours).... Read More →