Feb 9, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Give us this day our daily bread. Years ago, one of my seminary professors quite rightly pointed out that the Lord’s Prayer does not say, “Give us this day our daily cake.” The kind of bread that we buy in stores probably would not sustain life for...
Feb 4, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Sin begins with the inability to give God worship. It is a denial of who we are; when we refuse to call God the Creator and to give Him the worship He is due, we deny that we are creatures. We begin to become less than human. The Lord’s Prayer begins with...
Dec 15, 2014 | Family, The Bible
Years ago when our youngest son Paul was about 4 ½ years old, he decided to count down the days to Christmas. He had just enough memory and cognizance to realize that Christmas was an exciting time. For weeks he asked us over and over—“When’s Christmas? When’s...
Dec 8, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, The Bible
Christmas is coming. Are you ready? It’s important that we not miss the heart of Christmas—what it’s all about. Don’t miss Christmas by being so loud and frenetic that you don’t have the opportunity to hear the Lord speaking to you. He longs to speak to you and to...