Every PROMISE has an IF, and every IF has a PROMISE. Let me say, what a privilege to be acquainted with those whom I shall associate with and love ETERNALLY in the glorious kingdom of God! It is a statement we endorse…heartily! But one word must be added. Along with the “I shall” is an … [Read more…]
Life is a risk, whatever we choose to do. But when we choose the life of faith and living for God and His coming KINGDOM, there will be risks. They are good risks, because they make us better; but while we are gaining for the life to come, we have to realize there is something … [Read more…]
Does it look pretty innocent? Don’t be deceived. It’s the Deadly Nightshade plant. So common… we have them growing right in our raspberry patch, we have to keep pulling them out. Because where there is a root, soon there is fruit. The plant has a very shadowy history. The berries taste sweet, but every part … [Read more…]
Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. This bit of verse by Robert Frost probably means more to us than it meant even to its author. “The road less traveled by” – doesn’t that describe the narrow road Jesus pointed out as … [Read more…]
I parboil and cook a lot of brown rice, and in transferring the rice from pan to sieve and back to pan, a few grains inevitably fall. Not many, but a few, maybe only two or three. Nothing wrong with them, but once they fall into the sink, their fate is fixed. Who stops to … [Read more…]
Nobody really likes restrictions. Nobody really likes to be told what to do. Nobody really likes to have to depart from their chosen way of living. I’m sure animals are much the same. When given the opportunity they will head off without much provocation. What would a youth like better than to be free of … [Read more…]
The 17th century French philosopher Pascal called man a “thinking reed.” He said in part, “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature,but he is a thinking reed.” –Blaise Pascal A reed is by its nature easily split or broken, something quite useless. A slender jointed stem often growing along the riverbed … [Read more…]
They just have an angry mindset. You’re hardly aware of them, then, Ouch! They don’t need a reason, or any aggravation, they’re just out to sting. And more than once. They can sting numerous times, because they don’t leave their stinger behind. They just keep using it. Actually they are said to bite even before … [Read more…]
You never heard of the Fruit Fly Casino? There’s one in our kitchen, and likely in many others, too. Fruit flies can be a plague when you are handling fresh fruit, and they are so hard to keep out. Hence, the fruit fly casino. The design is simple: it’s a small open jar containing bits … [Read more…]
Serving God is in one respect like any other investment in life. Some gain, some loss. But Jesus has assured us that when we are giving up here to be followers of Christ, we will gain far more than we lose. In fact, as Jesus said it, when we lose we GAIN. Let’s read it … [Read more…]