"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." --Matthew 5:16 (NIV) What special memories does Christmas have for you? As a child, I loved Christmastime. I still remember shopping for Mom and Dad's presents in fancy department stores in downtown [...]
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." --Psalm 35 The pastor stroked his chin and looked directly at a young woman he had never seen, as she walked through the door. "What brings you into my office today?" he asked. "It's a long story, and I don't know where to [...]
"Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul ..." --1 Peter 2:11 (NKJV) Sitting on the edge of her bed, the grandmother savored a rare time of quiet. The kids were all out of the house, and she cherished these few minutes alone, slowly paging through [...]
"Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the [...]
"In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem." --2 Samuel 11:1 (NIV) I once heard about a teacher who was grading third-grade science tests. One of [...]
Hearing a clatter one morning, I looked down and gasped. It was the electric razor my wife had bought me for Christmas, and it was in pieces on the floor. I knew she had gone to some trouble to purchase it, and I wondered what to do. Fortunately, she wasn't home. That was a great [...]