Mrs. Moses’s cookbook surely had a special section on “A Thousand-and-One Ways to Fix Manna.” Unless I miss my guess, she had tried them all . . . many times. What potatoes are to Idaho, pineapples are to Hawaii, wheat is to Kansas, and crab gumbo is to New Orleans, manna was to the wandering Hebrews for 40 long years (Exodus 16:35). They boiled it, baked it, broiled it, ground ...
Read MoreJesus distinguished His true followers from the rest of the world with this simple statement: “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27). So how do you know you’re hearing from Him? How can you be sure?
Read MoreLife can be so crazy sometimes! As a mom of three very active boys, it's run here and run there. "Mom...where's my shoes?!" Well, I found one of them in an half hour! There is too much to do! With the craziness of my day, it is so nice to have the refuge of Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God." We can draw close and our ...
Read MoreWhen God miraculously brought His people out of slavery in Egypt, they quickly succumbed to ingratitude towards God. They grumbled and complained and murmured every time they faced a new challenge, instead of thanking God for His ever-present hand. Their attitude prevented them from entering the Promised Land for 40 years until that grumbling generation had died out in the wilderness.
Read MoreIn 1955, The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the most popular television programs in America. Those of us born in the age of cable, let alone the age of the Internet, can hardly imagine the cultural impact of a show like this.
Read MoreThe new year is here, and with it the resolutions we all seem to make – losing a few pounds after the indulgences of the holidays, maybe signing up for a gym membership and really getting in shape. Of course, we know how that usually turns out. After a month or so, the enthusiasm evaporates, people give up on their resolutions and things go back to the way they were.
Read MoreMy niece Annie’s wedding invitation included a well-loved verse on love: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV) I was having a hard day ...
Read MoreIt was 3:29 a.m. and I was wide-awake. The interruption from my deep and wonderful sleep began at about 2:58 a.m.
Read MoreAs a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type, a foreshadowing of our Lord, is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like the first streak of light that tinges the east at sunrise, it does not reveal everything, but it clearly manifests the great fact that the ...
Read MoreEvery December I reach out to God through prayer and Bible study to see what God wants my wife Donna, my boys and myself to focus on in the coming year, so that we can better walk out the next year in stride with how He wants us to both tap into more of who He is and respond to the goals and challenges of the coming year with His ...
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