I have loved traveling and seeing our beautiful planet. The wildlife I have observed first hand, as a child existed only on the pages of National Geographic and my science books. The wonderful people and sometimes not so wonderful people I've met traveling have made my journeys even more adventuresome. One night a band of…Read more Monday Meditations
Purify My Heart
Purify my heart; Let me be as gold and precious silver Purify my heart; Let me be as gold, pure gold. Refiner’s fire. My heart’s one desire Is to be holy; Set apart for you, Lord I choose to be holy; Set apart for you Lord ….Ready to do your will Refiner’s Fire by Doerksen I long for…Read more Purify My Heart
Friendship
To the Ancients, Friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of all loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue. (C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves) Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. (Proverbs 17:17, Message) A few moments ago I had an…Read more Friendship
Love Your Neighbor
Questioned about what the greatest commandment was Jesus, quoted the Leviticus 6:5 and immediately followed up with these words from Leviticus 19:8, “The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”” (Mark 12:31, NLT) We must love our neighbors if we are going to love God! The will,…Read more Love Your Neighbor
Praying Confidently and Childlike
Jesus said, "When you pray, say: Father..." Luke 11:2 My grandson and I were eating pancakes together when he looked at me and said, "Papa, will you buy me a helicopter?" Thinking he meant a toy that we could buy in the gift shop of the restaurant, we'd look after breakfast. He waves his hands…Read more Praying Confidently and Childlike
Prayer Changes Me!
“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened ... how…Read more Prayer Changes Me!
How to be a Good Friend
"Hey man, let's go for a run," my friend said over the phone. "I can't keep up with you," I replied. "Don't worry about it, let's just run at your pace and enjoy ourselves." Who doesn't appreciate friends like that? I got a call from from one of my friends a couple of summers ago,…Read more How to be a Good Friend
Teaching Children How to Choose Friends
May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 Our children's earliest friends were their cousins. They would play ball, swim, watch videos, and tell each other stories. Their circle of friends began to grow…Read more Teaching Children How to Choose Friends
Friendship
Charles Spurgeon quoted Cicero, “Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.” Friends are a necessary gift and blessing to all us. Therefore it becomes important for us to understand the power of friendship. It begins with choice. Friends choose one another. Siblings don't choose one…Read more Friendship
God Leads The Humble
The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. Psalm 25:8-10 God guides people who are fully…Read more God Leads The Humble
Coram Deo 