fbpx

Why Four Stories about One Life? What You Need to Know about the Four Gospels

When reading the gospel accounts, it is vital to understand that four different people, under the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, wrote four different accounts of Jesus’ life. Because of this, it’s not surprising that each gospel would see and process Jesus’ life differently. A good place to study this topic is to learn the historic background
Read More

The Value of Memorials

1408) If you have been to Arlington National Cemetery, you know the feeling of awe that may have moved through your body. There are approximately 400,000 people buried in 639 acres. When I stood amidst these gravestones, my mind went to times in our history when many of these people gave the ultimate sacrifice. As
Read More

Healthy Fruit

1407) For those of you who don’t live in the Carolinas or Georgia, you may miss out on the best peaches on God’s green earth. Just thinking about them makes my mouth water. I remember getting baskets of peaches at the farmer’s market and most of them were almost the size of softballs. You take
Read More

The Rearview Mirror

1406) One of my unhealthy tendencies is to spend too much time in the past. Do I think there is much to be discovered and learned from things gone by? Of course, but when it crosses the line is when this focus is not helpful. One such example is when I beat myself up for
Read More

Royalty

1405) When I was in Gibraltar in the summer of 1981, we had a wonderful experience. We got to see the newlyweds, Prince Charles (now, King Charles) and Princess Diana because they stopped there on their honeymoon. It was an exciting event, and the city embraced it with a celebration. It is something I vividly
Read More

The Cave

1404) My favorite author, Jan Karon, has a scene in her book, These High, Green Hills that comes to mind when I read John 8:12. In her book, Father Tim and his wife, Cynthia, get lost in a cave. As the scene unfolds, it’s apparent the darkness overwhelms them. It reminded me of the time
Read More

Handling Biblical Parables with Integrity

Everyone loves a good story and, as a writer, I use them to help my readers understand the points I’m trying to make. Jesus, too, used parables to illustrate the main points he was making and he did it so successfully, these stories are well-known today, even by people who are not biblically literate. The Good
Read More

When the Rug is Pulled Out From Under Your Feet

Life seems to follow cycles similar to our seasons. We have summer. A time when life is steady–no real difficulties. There’s fall, when we have circumstances that hint to us that more difficult things are on the way. Winter is the time when life punches us in the stomach and recovery seems beyond our reach,
Read More

Tradition!

1403) Musicals are not really my thing, but I can sing along with almost all the songs in Fiddler on the Roof. The title of this minute gives away which song I want to focus on, Tradition! Traditions are a good thing. They help us remember what people value, and have the power to bring
Read More

Where the Credit Belongs

1402) When I was in junior high and high school, I was on the softball team. I was good at the sport, and as the pitcher, my team depended on me. There were games where I made the difference in winning or losing. I was also a good batter. I remember one game, when the
Read More
Cart

No products in the cart.