“And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus”-Luke 23:26. Let’s delve further into this verse and explore the significance of Simon’s act of carrying the ...

While speaking to my neighbor about her late husband I was surprised at her saying, “I hope I don’t live into my nineties, that’s enough of living already!”  She is a kidder and so I thought she was joking, as she quite often does. She was being extremely candid about ...

Matthew 13:3-9 Behold, a Sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprang up, because they had no deepness of ...

Finding Direction With God’s Compass In the vastness of life’s journey, there are moments when one feels adrift, as if caught in a tempest without a compass. This sense of being lost, of wandering without direction, is not merely a physical state but a spiritual void where the soul yearns ...

(Based on Psalm 27) In the Lord’s abode, I take my stand, He is my light, my saving hand. The wicked come, to stir up strife, Yet in His strength, I find my life. Though hosts encamp, my heart won’t fear, The war may arise, yet God is near. One ...