The church where I work is built in a square with an inner meditation and memorial garden called a Garth. There are wonderful trees, flowering bushes, benches and a trickling fountain. It’s almost like a mini ecosystem with all sorts of life. Lizards scurry the columns, birds flit in and enchant us with h their [...]
Get Away From the Grey
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures Then you will discern the fear of the Lord, And discover the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up [...]
The Most Important Thing to Teach A Child
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I was watching a rerun of the show Family Feud with Steve Harvey. He asked this question. A man in one of the families answered, “Praying”. That nasty buzzer sounded and a big red X came across the screen. My heart sank as his shoulders slumped. A few other answers were somewhat honorable – the [...]
The dividends of good works
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up [...]
Living in the Light of God’s Lamp, Part 20
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It comes as no surprise, then, that Daniel and his friends stood out as shining examples of God’s provision and blessing. There must have been a striking difference between them and all other young men in King Neb’s realm, like a neon sign in the middle of the vast Sahara. Nebuchadnezzar’s Neo-Babylonian empire encompassed an [...]
Living in the Light of God’s Lamp, Part 19
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yet Daniel’s full request was even more death-defying. Daniel not only wanted to abstain from the king’s table, but he preferred to eat only vegetables and drink only water. This was a recipe for disaster. And, to add more grey to the commander’s crown, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah added their names to the petition as [...]
