January 2020

Imagine answering the telephone one day and hearing an authoritative voice on the other end offering you a position of immense opportunity. As long as we are imagining (my youngest daughter used to call it ‘imaginating’), let’s take it a

In Moses’ Psalm, Psalm 90, he prays, “[Lord], teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (verse 12). What an apt prayer by the leader of Israel! Moses had seen many days. He had spent

Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Psalm 64:1 In this psalm, David petitions God to preserve his life from “fear of the enemy.” He is not asking for preservation from the enemy

My grandson Cade (who was 5 years old at writing) is always seeing rainbows. Cade finds rainbows in city street puddles, garden sprinklers, car windows, dewdrops on leaves, diamond rings, and other such things. He never seems to miss a

John the Baptist had a specific course given to him by God. He was the forerunner of Jesus. He was to make the people aware of their sins and their need for repentance. He was to prepare the nation of

My dear aunt went to heaven just a few weeks ago. Before she died I had the opportunity to go and visit with her. Even in her advanced stage of cancer she was so full of life and vigor. As we

A dilemma had developed in the early fellowship in Jerusalem. The disciples were being pulled in too many directions. The Hellenist widows were being neglected. The disciples realized that they needed to prioritize their own lives and ordain men to