An Eternal Shelf Life
Advent is a wonderful time to renew our prayer life as we await the coming of Jesus into our heart. The idea that reading the Bible and prayer can BE…
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Just a Cup of Cold Water
Today, the First Sunday of Advent, is the only Sunday in Advent when we will hear the voice of Jesus (Matthew 24:37-44). St. John the Baptist will be talking the…
Here Comes a Nasty Look
Advent is a time of personal preparation for Christmas. And we have to be prepared if we want to see God's work. We have to stay awake and be alert…
What a Difference a Day Makes!
During the week of September of 2001 an email called "What a Difference a Day Makes” circulated the internet. It is particularly appropriate for reading and reflection during our national…
Happy Thanksgiving!
When the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing. And yet they celebrated as if they had everything. Most of us Americans have more to be…
Your Thanksgiving Forecast
Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook,…
Thank You, Honest Abe
Abraham Lincoln, in the midst of the Civil War in 1863, established the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. Lincoln had learned how important it is to stop and thank God in…
Saying the Right Thing
One of my favorite Peanuts comic strips is the one that came out some years ago just a few days before Thanksgiving. Lucy's feeling sorry for herself and she laments,…
TODAY REMEMBER PARADISE
I recently came across an article that featured e-mails from soldiers in war zones to family members back home. The one that touched me the most was sent by Sgt.…
Accident or Incident?
Rowland V. Bingham, founder of the Sudan Interior Mission, was once seriously injured in an automobile accident. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.The following day, when he…
