“Today is history.” A friend made this remark in passing recently and it occurred to me that we often think of “history” as a record of things done by great people – accomplishments that change the course of culture and the world. We “study” history by reading books and accounts of extraordinary events but sometimes …
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Before And After
Several years ago, I joined a group of people from our church on a mission trip to Honduras. One evening, we were all loaded up on a rickety old bus and transported to another village about half an hour away from where we were holding daily medical clinics and helping paint what would become a …
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 5
I recently received a sweet gift from my “secret sister” at church. It was a cute picture frame, but she went the extra mile and printed an adorable picture of my five grandchildren she likely found on Facebook to go in the frame. I have it sitting across from my desk at home, so I …
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 3
Today we get to open another gift that Jesus brought us when He chose to lay aside His glory and enter our world. How drab the colors must have seemed! How unusual the music! How strange it must have been to walk and talk among people who were created by His Father yet failed to …
What Is It About “No” That You Don’t Understand?
Don’t mind me. I’m just over here still plugging through Jeremiah! It’s no surprise that I’m a bit behind in my reading, as I just got back from spending a week with three grandchildren under the age of five. You go to bed exhausted mentally and physically and the kids are already up when you …
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