Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
One of the teenagers I mentored, stopped in for a visit. I listened, softly offering a word of wisdom here and there. “But, you don’t understand—” She would stare at me. I felt the emotional slap go across my face. I was talking with myself twenty some years ago. I’d been just like this young girl, refusing to heed Godly […]
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Mary Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria. Mary Mitchell Slessor was born on December 2, 1848 in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was the second of seven children born to Robert and Mary Slessor. Her father was a shoemaker, but the family were very poor, due to his alcoholism. Her mother often worked in the mills to help make ends meet. […]
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Be Still, My Soul was a favorite of Eric Liddell, of Chariots of Fire fame. As he lay dying, this was the last song he requested. Katharina von Schlegel wrote the original lyrics in German. She was born in 1697. Little is known about her other than she was connected with a small court at Köthen, north of Halle, in […]
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Robert Moffat was a well known Scottish missionary and the father-in-law of David Livingstone. Robert Moffat was born on December 21, 1795 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. He was the son of a poor man and given little hope for life. At a young age, he accepted Christ into his heart. He moved to Cheshire, England to find work as […]
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A while back I was to teach Bible Study for my residents. I had everything ready and began bringing residents into the activities room. Then several visitors came in, each speaking with the same resident. More than thirty minutes passed as this resident continued to manipulate the time and other residents began to leave. Nothing seemed to stop the interruption. […]
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C. S. Lewis set out to prove that Christianity was a farce and discovered Christ along the way. He became a well known lecturer, lay theologists and novelist following his conversion. Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. He was the son of Albert James and Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had an older […]
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Tamar was the daughter of King David and Maacah and the sister of Absalom. She had a half-brother, who is prominent in what happens to her named, Amnon, who was David’s first born and the son of Ahinoam the Jezerite. In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. […]
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King Saul reveled in his power and enjoyed wielding it over others. He used his daughters as bargaining chips. The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal. {1 Samuel 14:49} Saul had two daughters {and several sons} Merab was the oldest and then Michal was his younger daughter. Saul used his daughters to […]
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My mother was witty, fun, and smart. She danced in the kitchen, talked her way out of every traffic ticket, and ran her own business. She read constantly, created intricate cross-stitched pieces, and could quote baseball statistics like a pro. She loved Jesus and adored my dad. Mom may still be living, but years ago, dementia took the person she […]
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I’m a workaholic. Not only in my day job, but also with my ministry. I woke up one Saturday morning with the intention of writing. This was my busy time of year at work, but I still had writing commitments that had to be completed. Well, as they say “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” […]
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I had a co-worker who turned every conversation, no matter how inconsequential, to her. No matter what we discussed, the conversation always became about her or a family member. Over the course of time, many of us backed away from this person. After all friendship is supposed to be about give and take, but this situation was always about take, […]
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I fought going on a C-pap for weeks. But, I was finally forced to relent and succumb to the device. Thankfully, I had been warned that it would take me several weeks to grow used to the device. I was so thankful for this warning. Almost a month went by, before my brain stopped fighting the device and finally began […]
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Several months ago, we had someone at work that was making life extremely difficult. No matter what my department did to help this person, it was never enough or good enough. This was very frustrating and stressful at the time, especially considering it came from someone we were close with. One day, in the midst of trial, my mentor reminded […]
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Father Damien brought the message of Christ to the people of Hawaii as he worked with the lepers there. He is known as the Apostle of the Lepers. He was born Jozef De Veuster on January 3, 1840 in Tremelo, Brabant, Belgium. He was the youngest of seven children born to Joannes Franciscus and Anne-Catherine Wouters De Veuster. Instead […]
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Working in healthcare, I often hear people talk about their friends. Time and again I hear, “while sick I learned who my true friends were. People I expected to see never came around and some friends I never expected to see were there for me in unexpected ways.” When we are sick, in need, mourning or suffering a tragedy is […]
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Nicolaus Zinzendorf was a major figure of the 18th Century protestantism. He was born on May 26, 1700 in Dresden, Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire {modern day Austria}. He was born to a noble family and his great-grandfather was made an Imperial Count. But, his grandfather, chose to emigrate to Franconia rather than convert to Catholocism. His father was […]
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Did you know there are times when we grow angry with God? When Daddy died over 17 years ago, I was angry. He was still so young and had so much going for him and I did not understand. I was angry at God. I spoke with someone recently, who was angry at God because their child died. Even as […]
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Often it is difficult to see over our present horizon. But, we have just embarked on a new year and with it arrive new hopes and new goals. Even if the world seems dark at the moment, we hope that by the end of this year, it will not feel quite so desolate. I recently heard Denzel Washington […]
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks is a Christmas carol that describes the angels appearance to the shepherds as described in Luke 2:8-14. The song was written by Nahum Tate, who was England’s poet Laureate, and an Irish hymnists. He is best known for his adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks is the only Christmas […]
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Last week, we witnessed the birth of John the Baptist. Everyone that was present was filled with fear and wonder at the work of God, even when they did not understand what He was doing. Zacharias and Elisabeth have named their child John. With this announcement, Zacharias was finally able to speak. Upon being able to speak, the first thing […]
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