There are no carbon copies in God’s family. Each one of us is a unique, unrepeatable miracle of God. . Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is her moving and beautiful autobiography. She talks about growing up in the South, and the uniqueness of the...
“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.” (Phil. 2:29-30, NIV) There is a story of a popular monk in the...
It’s a terrible thing to believe that nobody needs you. . The temptation is to believe that we have been put on the shelf and all that is left now is for us to just sit there - to be present, but not to mean anything? It’s also a terrible thing to believe that you’ve...
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” (1 Cor. 6:19-20, NIV) “On that April morning in Flossenburg,...
It was a new experience…a biscuit in the shape of a heart, an offering of Chick-Fil-A. Another sign of commerce responding to culture….Valentine’s Day. It’s interesting how holidays days are established and evolve. Valentine’s Day, February l4, is a day when romance...
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, NIV) In a basic sense, judgments are part of life. We can’t get through a day without judging, when it means how we discern one thing from another. It’s how we...
We have seen it on bumper stickers. I saw it recently on a placard in a friend’s office. Be patient with me; God has not finished with me yet. Most of us could honestly post that message about ourselves. We want people to be patient with us. Does that not mean we need...
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world...
By nature, I am not an introspective person. I have to be deliberate and call myself to look honestly at my life, examine my patterns of action and the motives that drive me. This self-examination is sometimes painful, but is always fruitful in giving me perspective...