UP ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN
Three of the gospels record the Transfiguration of Jesus ‘up on the high mountain.’ This is Mark 9:“After six days Jesus took with Him Peter […]
Journals
YOU BET’CHA
“The American sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, up from 2023’s record of $11.04 billion, according to the American Gaming […]
TRUTH, GOODNESS AND BEAUTY
These three qualities have been known since the early philosophers as transcendentals. ‘This refers to God’s nature that is wholly independent of a physical, material […]
LOVE OF INSTRUCTION
/>How I love your instruction!It is my meditation all day long.Your command makes me wiser than my enemies,for it is always with me.I have more […]
CALL HIM LAUGHTER
This story is a real laugher. “God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah (princess) will be her […]
THE MESSENGER
Recently I got this word:‘It is better to prepare the messenger than the message.’ I know for certain that this is true. In my own […]
IDOLATRY IN THE TEMPLE
Stephen McAlpine, teacher and author wrote: “When it came to idolatry in the Old Testament, the people of God were pretty crass. We read in […]
LISTENING TO INSTRUCTIONS
Part of listening to instructions is to learn to live without the things that falsely make us important. John, an apostle, lists the three traps […]
BUSY BEAVERS
“Beavers built a million-dollar dam for free. Hold up…let ‘em gnaw: Beavers in the Czech Republic just finished a wetlands project that had been delayed by […]
NOT LOSING HEART
There are some days when we feel like we are losing heart’, ‘wasting away’ and ‘full of troubles’ as Paul, an apostle, could certainly relate. […]