Humanity – God’s choosing

Humanity – God’s choosing

Every once in a while, there’s a cartoon featuring a guy obviously in the throes of making a difficult decision and there, on one shoulder is a mini cherub, and on the other, a mini demon. Both ‘guests’ are speaking in the ear of this befuddled person. One message is...
Not kids anymore

Not kids anymore

‘Discretion’ is defined as cautious reserve in speech. ‘Reserve’ is defined as cautious in making a full explanation, restraint in the free expression of one’s mind. Neither of these is to be expected in a little child. It is pretty much useless to try to...
A life map

A life map

Apart from his family’s middle-of-the-night, harried escape from Herod into Egypt, when he was too little to remember, Jesus’ rural Galilean upbringing was mostly uneventful. At the very least it was unrecorded. He would have spent part of his boyhood playing with his...
The joy of knowing

The joy of knowing

God’s story is, on the one hand, solid, unwavering, faithful, sure. On the other hand, there are man’s instabilities, disobediences, unfaithfulnesses, waywardnesses.  Almost at the beginning, the terrible and far-reaching consequences of the Fall are outlined for...
Written on hearts

Written on hearts

Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky, and you know them by name. You are amazing God. All-powerful, untameable, Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim: You are amazing God. These are the words to the chorus of the worship...
The road we choose

The road we choose

Oh! the accusing thoughts racing through Moses’ head! His impulsive rage, and murder, became known to Pharaoh by the next day and fear consumed him. He literally ran for his life into the backside of the wilderness. There, once his running stopped, the dark thoughts...