Besmirched Bride
I heard a story ? purportedly true! ? about a very nervous young bride on her wedding day. Arrived way too early, she had to mark time in the hall next door that was all prepared for the wedding banquet. To quiet the nerves she walked along the tables sampling the dainties (too much!), and […]
Oh, no, Lord! Not Law, Lord!
When the lights on the police car flash in our rearview mirror, and we nervously (or irately!) pull over, and wind down our window to be confronted by the police officer, law is not something we necessarily feel very warm towards!? When the Bible speaks of God?s law, it includes the things that He commands […]
God, I’m listening
Has God spoken to you recently? During World War II, a young woman had studied Morse code and applied for a job as a telegraph operator. She was invited to an interview. When she arrived she found the waiting area filled with other applicants who were chatting nervously in anticipation of getting the vacant position. […]
Only on Loan
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). God is shaping us like a master sculptor. Sometimes we might wonder why our life experiences seem like fate and accident rather than purposeful shaping. At such times we must trust him. If God […]
New Things
Everybody likes new things, including God. The Bible begins with the story of His creating a new world, and ends with His plans to make a new heaven and a new earth. As 2019 stretches out before us, our heavenly Father wants to do new things in the lives of His children. He desires to […]
Time
There was a minister who was admired for always finishing his services at exactly eleven o?clock. Then, one Sunday, the impossible happened. He preached until 11:30. On the way out, one of his elders angrily enquired, “What happened to you?” The minister answered, “For years I have always put a mint lolly in my mouth […]
The grandeur of God
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.It will flame out, like the shining from shook foil;It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil crushed.Why do men then now not reck his rod?Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;And wears men’s smudge and […]
Grace and Joy at Christmas
Last weekend we put up our Christmas tree for the first time in about five years. With Christmas busyness or moving house, we just hadn?t got around to it; it all just seemed a bit hard.Our tree this year has brought us a lot of joy in these last few days already,despite the fact that […]
Oblivion
I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the Lord?s wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long. He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my […]
Remember Peace
We all want peace ? don?t we?!? Especially in our way too manic society, where we work and stress ourselves ?into the ground?. We are ready to grab hold of peace as soon as we get even the ?sniff? of a promise of it. The question is, is what we grab hold of really peace??. […]