Tag Archives: FAITH
HIS HANDS
A babe so soft, a child so sweet, lay on a bed of hay, His mom looked at the dimpled hands and counted fingers at play. His hands would grow with bruises and scuffs as children often do. He used them to … Continue reading
LORD, HAVE MERCY UPON US
Things are getting closer to home with the current threats of terrorism at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Our quiet home on the prairie isn’t as safe as we thought. The entire country should be on alert. Our land has … Continue reading
THIS ISN’T WHERE I LIVE
This planet’s not my home. I am an alien here. This place is just a hardened shell encasing sin and fear. The shell is hard to crack. There’s only one who can. He is the Lord of heaven. The Son … Continue reading
HOW DO WE FIGHT EVIL?
Lately with all the ugliness of this world, I’ve been feeling so helpless and useless. Our planet is slowing becoming polluted with evil and it’s hard not to become proactive. We can easily fall into a pit of desperation if we let … Continue reading
WHERE LIES THE TREASURE?
Most of us like to hear stories about finding undiscovered treasures. Some of the greatest books in literature, the most popular movies and exciting theme parks are based on the search for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. We … Continue reading
TAKE MY HEART
My heart Is stained with darkness. There is no good in me. I don’t deserve God’s forgiveness, but still, He loves me. I continue to turn my back on Him, but He won’t leave me. I put my trust in … Continue reading
WRINKLES
Each day seems to bring a new line into my face. With all the junk going on in the world it’s enough to make one look like a prune. I prefer to refer to my wrinkles as laugh lines, because … Continue reading
LOVE YOU CAN COUNT ON
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.
GOD’S LOVE
In love a man was given breath and flesh and blood and bones, A creature fashioned by God’s perfect hand. It soon became apparent that he shouldn’t walk alone, So God created woman from the rib of that first man. … Continue reading
INTELLIGENCE ISN’T MEASURED BY YOUR I.Q.
There will always be those who think we lack intelligence by believing something we can’t see, but the evidence is all around us. Take a look at the beauty and majesty of this world. Think of what it looked like … Continue reading
SUNNYSIDE UP
Groundhog Day has come and gone and man has laughingly placed his trust in a furry little animal that would prefer not to be waken in the middle of its hibernation. In Wisconsin, one of them actually bit the ear … Continue reading
PERSISTENCE
This weekend we’l witness another Super Bowl game. We’ve become like the Romans of old, who put their confidence in the gladiators who assembled in the coll0seum to engage in war games and fetes of strength. We find something exciting about … Continue reading
LET’S DO THIS!
Tonight my acting students open another show. I’ve lost count of all the opening nights, but each one of them holds great excitement and anticipation. Like any endeavor, we try to approach our goals using the best of our abilities. It’s … Continue reading
DO YOU FEEL LIKE A JINX?
The comic strip character, Joe Btfsplk, created by Al Capp, was the proverbial jinx. No matter where he went or what he did, disaster was right beside him. The poor guy even carried a black cloud over his head as … Continue reading
BUMPS IN THE ROAD
Most days we hope that things might go better than the day before. When you’ve had a string of difficulties, you soon become disheartened. When days turn into weeks, months and years your disappointment can turn into bitterness and you eventually … Continue reading
LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER,
Words sometimes flow from my mouth like a gushing river. Will I never learn that some of them might put someone on the defensive – Or hurt feelings, or confuse or antagonize? God please help me to think before I … Continue reading
HISTORY LESSONS
I wasn’t much interested in history as a child. I should’ve been. I had one of the most dramatic history teachers ever. He would actually rise up on his desk and relive every battle of the Civil War right before … Continue reading
YOU AREN’T A FAILURE!
The play, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” epitomizes Charlie’s low self -esteem. In fact, Lucy tells him that his face exudes failure. Charlie’s response was, “It’s hard on a face when it has failure written all over it.” How many times … Continue reading
THE WILD FRONTIER
Picture a time where guns were a part of your daily apparel – where they were used to put food on the table, go to war and defend yourself. Now think about the outlaw who used his guns to terrorize the community – to hold up … Continue reading
TOUCH ME, lORD
Touch me, Oh Lord, and through that sweet sensation, May peace come through Your Word, and quiet contemplation. You hold me in Your precious wings, my spirit now does soar. With you, Lord my sick heart now sings, your name I will … Continue reading
