May I see your ID, please?

May I see your ID, please?

As babies, when 2 AM would roll around, we would wake with an achy empty feeling in our tummies, later to be understood as hunger pangs. Instantly, we would sound the alarm for the servants to come running to relieve us of this dire need. This was done, while totally...
With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

As we glide into port on this ultimate day of 2022, it is quite possible that our souls, like the hulls of ships, have gotten heavily barnacled, and need to be freed up. A quick dip into this topic explains that these tiny crustaceans attach themselves by secreting a...
And behind Door #3 .  .  .

And behind Door #3 .  .  .

Some people love them! Others hate them! Some don’t mind too much if they’re for someone else. Others don’t even want to be involved in getting them planned. I’m talking about surprises – you know, for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. One friend in Canada...
Who reads the last page first?

Who reads the last page first?

Our story, recap: The serpent lied. Adam disobeyed. God declared war. Here we are. (The serpent is still lying. Man is still disobeying. God’s war against lies and disobediences still goes on. And we are still here – in the thick of it.) God loved. Second Adam obeyed....
Just a Spoonful of Sugar

Just a Spoonful of Sugar

We may hear someone say: ‘that’s icing on the cake,’ meaning something unexpectedly beneficial/providential/pleasant has come their way. We might say, when something unexpectedly negative/ominous/disagreeable has just occurred: ‘wouldn’t that peel the icing right off...