“AJ, COME HERE!!” My son AJ turned and put down the rake. Sweaty and tired from his backyard landscaping project, the last thing he expected was to hear our beloved neighbor across the street calling him so harshly. “There must be something wrong,” he thought. And there it was again.…
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One Sunday morning in church a few years ago, our pastor prayed for the youth who are going on mission trips this summer, including my son and daughter who were going as youth leaders. As part of his message, our pastor shared that with the Lord, all things are possible.…
Read moreI was devastated. A fire on April 13, 2019 completely destroyed the Dunes boardwalk pavilion in Ocean Grove NJ. Nicknamed “God’s Square Mile,” Ocean Grove is a beautiful seaside town at the Jersey shore, and my favorite local vacation spot. The Dunes had just been rebuilt after the destruction from…
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I find so many illustrations about the Christian life when I am tending my garden. Maybe that’s why it all began in a garden. The truth is: I have a love/hate relationship with my garden. Oh, how I love the blooms, the fragrance, the sheer beauty that shows its face…
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When in Israel, this was one of my favorite spots. The garden tomb, and the sign on the door that you see after you see the folded clothes on the empty bench inside the tomb. How many times have I read the angel’s words in Matthew’s account of the women…
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