Jesus said, ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.’ Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Our older Boston Terrier, Ziggy, was my buddy, my pal, my companion. He followed me around from a wee pup until yesterday morning. He was 8 1/2 years old. He was my boy. The picture ...
Read More »The Same Love: John and Job
Two men, each with a book of the bible named for him, one was “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” one of the inner three. The other was, in God’s own words, “blameless, and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” John was a typical, hard-working fisherman at the ...
Read More »When the Time is Right : The Story of Very Old Tomatoes
Is there anything of value in the bottom of a 150-year-old outhouse? Most imaginations wouldn’t believe so! But several years ago, there was an amazing discovery that has proved quite fruitful… A “privy,” as the outhouse was often called in the 19th century, was used to discard more than, well, ...
Read More »How To Share The Gospel Every Single Day
If we are to be honest with ourselves it is safe to say that we aren’t the bold Christians we want to be. But life doesn’t have to stay that way. What stands in your way from speaking the truth as the disciples did? There many be many things that ...
Read More »Trading Treasures
In the 1970s there was a popular game show called “Let’s Make a Deal.” After multiple small trades, the show concluded with an opportunity for two participants to trade their winnings for a mystery deal behind Door 1, Door 2 or Door 3. It was a fun game with trust ...
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