Terrifying Night: Tiny Intruder Causes Chaos in Quiet Home!
Deep into the evening, I had just opened to chapter seven when all of a sudden what was a docile TV room behind me lit up with shouts and raised voices. I looked up from the page to see a little black creature zip in from the kitchen, making a circuit of the home’s main floor. It flittered around the TV room causing voices to head toward shrieking level. “Get the tennis racket in the cellar!” Auntie Marilyn cried. I jumped up out of my seat and raced downstairs. Grabbing the tennis racket I wondered what might become of this intruder. As I entered the kitchen from the basement the little winged varmint changed course in mid-flight around its racetrack. Suddenly, Dad was already corralling it into the hallway. The little brown bat had come indoors clinging to...
Read MoreWelcome! Come, Sit with Me, Jesus
How exciting to be invited! To be welcomed and wanted. How did you respond when you opened that e-vite to your friend’s birthday party or saw your name on the ‘team selected’? How about when you walked into your school’s lunchroom a few minutes late and the entire table—YES, EVERYone—was waving you over… pointing to that ‘saved’ empty seat? They even made a sign with ‘your’ name on it! Brace yourself…you might want to sit on the floor! Read this text! Listen to this invite! Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”.29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.30 For my yoke is easy, and my...
Read MoreHow a Simple Push-Start Can Change A Life
Have you ever tried push-starting a mini-bike, a scrambler, or a car with a stick shift and clutch? If so, you might understand how I felt one early morning a while back. I woke up early, anticipating a rigorous day of motorcycle riding: 675 miles to that evening’s destination, Tucumcari, New Mexico. It wasn’t going to be easy. First, the starter was malfunctioning, but I learned I could push-start my motorcycle. However, this wasn’t just any motorcycle—it was an 870-pound, fully-loaded Goldwing. This bike needed a hill or something very close to one to build up enough speed to start the engine on a cool morning in the high desert. The night before, I had parked at the motel in a spot with a slope, thinking, “That’s the ticket!” All packed, I climbed...
Read MoreBlessed, Healthy, Safe August … And Forever After
YEAH “BACK-to-SCHOOL”! God’s continued blessings, wisdom, good health, safety, and PEACE this new school year! OK-ok, I get it-you may not be totally ‘thrilled’ about homework, reports, quizzes and tests. You are no doubt excited about seeing and being with your friends and neighbors again! Who are our neighbors? ________________________ As you return and prepare to return to your various schools, each week read this interesting and helpful conversation between Jesus and an ‘expert’ in the law found in Luke 10: 25-37! We learn something of great value from Jesus as He responds to this expert’s question… “And who is my neighbor?” The LORD shares a very detailed and thoughtful story which leads the expert to answer his own...
Read MoreFrom Where Does Our Help Come?
I will lift my eyes to the hills; where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth! Psalm 121:1-2 I drove through the intensely beautiful scenery of western Maine. Mountains, waterfalls, and vast spruce forests; the region thrilled my soul. I know there is more to life than scenery. But the simple pleasure of experiencing joy and surprise still brings my heart close to the Almighty. Whether I’m driving, motorcycling, or hiking, moments of worship dot the day with each passing scenic pleasure. Psalm 121 announces King David’s exhilaration as he becomes enthralled by the hills where his eyes are lifted. He asks the question, perhaps rhetorically. But many would imagine rescuers bounding over the crests and into view, racing...
Read MoreAre We Celebrating God’s Planned and True “Freedom?”
“The person God sets free is free indeed.” John 8:34-38 Jesus said, “I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave. A slave can’t come and go at will. The Son, though, has an established position, the run of the house. So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through. (The Message) You are slaves of sin, every one of you. And slaves don’t have rights, but the Son has every right there is! So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free.” TLB Many of us made plans for, hosted, or attended barbecues, gatherings, parades, and fireworks celebrations! While we definitely have reason to celebrate, is that reason the greatest one? Before we forget about those...
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