Remember that old nursery rhyme we shouted on the playground when we were kids? Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me! What were we thinking? Sure, sticks and stones can break bones, but bones heal. Words can leave wounds that last for decades and…
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I’m studying the prophesies of Daniel with fourth and fifth graders at church. I learn as much as they do, so I hate to say I am their teacher. We just finished chapter 8 last week, and they fail to see the connection between past and future world events and…
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I was listening to some music today when the song Everyday is a Day of Thanksgiving came on. The chorus of the song said, Everyday is a day of thanksgiving. God has been so good to me. Everyday He’s blessing me. Everyday is a day of thanksgiving: Take the time…
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I am up long before the sun most mornings and I have come to recognize a special time that exists right before the new day dawns. There is a moment in time, between the night and the day, when the darkness fades but the sky has not yet seen the…
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“I am thine Oh LORD, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy Love to me; but I long to rest in thy Arms of Love and be drawn closer to thee. Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer Blessed Lord to thy precious bleeding side.” By Fannie Crosby. I have…
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