Timely Discipline
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how I’ve been spending my time. My schedule varies from day to day and week to week because…
Read MoreMerry (Next) Christmas
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. (James 4:1-2) I…
Read MoreThe Name Jesus
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call…
Read MoreBe Pre-Prayered
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 Sometimes I hear something new and it makes so much sense that I wonder why I have never heard it before. My sister works for an all-girls parochial school in Delaware. She sent me a copy of a newsletter with…
Read MoreHonoring God at Christmas
(13) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, (14) “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (15) When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us…
Read MoreCracked Pots
Being an “authentic Christian” is one of those catch phrases that I have often wondered about. A few years ago it seemed that everywhere I looked there was something to read about how to “authentically live the Christian life.” It is not a phrase that is used in the scriptures and though I understood…
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