During one of our holiday celebrations, Ray and I sat at a dinner table with one of our grandchildren and her family. Suddenly, she hopped up, exclaiming that she had spilled her water. She was distraught and her tears flowed.…
Joyeux Noël. Feliz Navidad. Merry Christmas. Jesus came to bless all people of all nations. I pray that God blesses you with a Joyous and merry Christmas day. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told…
For a long time, God had waited for the perfect time to carry out His perfect plan, a plan He had been predicting for centuries. Finally the time was right. He sent an angel to tell Mary about the wonderful…
“Oh, me! These kids!” Have you ever said — or thought — something like that when the toys are so thick on the couch that you can’t sit down or when your ten-year-old has just taken a favorite toy from…
On the same day that I ran into an old friend in Aldi, I overheard a conversation in another store between two friends who were happy to run into each other. As I looked at some possible purchases, these friends…
My takeaway from Ray’s sermon on Sunday was this: Live in the moment. Trust God with the past and the future. Don’t let the past or the future take away your joy. Live! Now! Right now! The scenes of our…
