At the most pivotal moment in history, God deliberately interjected activity between celestial realms and our domain. He did this by choosing to involve lowly shepherds with Jesus’ birth. What’s that about? After all, they were just tending flocks soon to be slaughtered for temple sacrifices. Probably unskilled, disrespected and certainly ...

“It isn’t about money,” she said. “I just want to go to college.” You’ve seen the recent headlines: College student sues parents for tuition, judge rules they must pay Student Sues Her Divorced Parents For Tuition, Wins 21-year-old NJ woman sues parents for college tuition New Jersey college student, Caitlyn Ricci, ...

For most of us, our earliest knowledge of frankincense and myrrh is from the gifts that the Magi presented to Jesus, the Christ Child. But they also have wonderful healing qualities. “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell ...

Rushing down the grocery aisle, my eyes darted across the plethora of cracker choices. Anywhere from a circle, to a square, a triangle, and even animal shapes were shouting out at me to taste them. Grabbing the least expensive choice in the cheddar snack cracker category, I wrapped up the ...

There is a rule in the writing world, a basic rule:  “Show, don’t tell.” It seems like no matter what it is we do, God can use it to teach us.  If you jog, He can use it to teach you.  If you paint, He can use it to teach you.  If you ...

‘The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?’ Psalm 27:1 (NIV) Christmas shopping should be called holiday shopping.  I don’t like to call it holiday shopping, but unfortunately, to many, that’s just what it is.  And along with the holiday shopping comes the public display ...

Perception and reality often are poles apart.  The impact of Christianity on the world is a prime example.  The tendency to perceive Christianity as negative and limiting is rampant.  Increasingly, the world reacts to Christianity as a negative, often trying to silence it.  Yet there is transformational power in Christianity! ...

My daughter really wanted to watch cartoons the other day and I decided to indulge her a little.  Normally, she watches Disney or a DVD of Mickey Mouse or something of the like.  But those were not an option at the time.  I skimmed through the channels until I came ...

I tuned into a broadcast showing an interracial church in Atlanta. Blacks and whites were joyfully singing together in a choir. Recently in Portland, Oregon, at a Ferguson rally, a white cop and a young black boy embraced in a bear hug.  These are two examples of what can happen ...

My husband and I taught a 5th and 6th grade Sunday school class at our church for several years. We still worship with many of our former students, some are parents themselves. We used many teaching tools through the years, everything from recorded stories to games and crafts were utilized ...