Well, we’ve arrived at the Christmas season again. Some of you have already braved the lines during Black Friday, and some of you have already begun some of your Christmas traditions. I want to challenge you to really examine and reflect on what these next few days could look like for your family.
Read MoreAll of us have looked at things in our past, or looked at our present situation and have expressed an “If only.”
Read MoreI was at the Home Office on Friday and Miss Karen pulled me aside and was so excited to share something with me and maybe use it for a blog post someday. She spoke about a phrase that has been a theme for her week, “Simple, but not easy.”
Read MoreI read that in France in 1969, the President of France created a new cabinet position called “Secretary of State with Public Opinion.” It was the responsibility of this person to keep his ear attuned to the discontent of the people, and report what he heard to the president. He described his job by saying, “I am the minister of moans and groans.”
Read MoreOur hope in Christ and the heavenly future He prepared for us keeps us going. It cheers us up to think of heaven, because all that we desire awaits us. That is a land of rest. Fatigue will be banished. In heaven, we will enjoy the victory. The Captain will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” There we will be perfectly holy. Nothing will creep in to defile that perfect kingdom.
Read MoreWhen I was about 8 years old, I went to a Halloween party about one block from home. At the party they told “ghost” stories. The party was over about 8:30. I had to walk home alone. I began to see something behind every tree. At the corner of every house I just knew there was something, maybe a monster, waiting to grab me. I began to run because of the fear.
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