Giving Out of Love

It is the holiday season and for the next two months we will be encouraged to give. Advertisements and displays will draw our attention to the possibilities of what can be purchased for someone else. The season will culminate in one or many gift exchanges to demonstrate our love for someone. But we all know,Continue reading “Giving Out of Love”

Wildflowers

In our area, the wildflowers have begun to bloom. It is an interesting process where wildflowers die every winter and bloom every spring. I am also amazed at the variety of colors that they present at different times. We went to a funeral today and celebrated the life of someone dear to us. As others,Continue reading “Wildflowers”

Not Hiding

As kids, we would play hide and seek. We would try to find clever places to hide and to keep from being found. Some of us think that is what God does with mankind. We think that God is keeping Himself from being found, so we devise all these clever ways of finding God. WeContinue reading “Not Hiding”

While Waiting

The day after Jesus was crucified, the disciples observed the Jewish Sabbath and waited. They were confused and bewildered, not having fully understood Jesus’ teaching about His resurrection. Their Lord had just been brutally killed and they didn’t know what to expect next, but hope remained. Titus 2:11-13 says, “For the grace of God hasContinue reading “While Waiting”