One Hundred Years Ago
One hundred years ago tonight, Christmas Eve 1914, two armies faced each other along a 400-mile front. Belgium, British, and French troops on one side. German troops on the other.…
Year: 2014
Christmas Worship
By now you’re knee-deep in Christmas. Somewhere there’s a space overflowing with gifts to be wrapped. Plans have been laid for Christmas celebrations. Who’s bringing what to where has been…
The Neglected Gift
A few days before Christmas a young boy received a small brightly wrapped gift in shiny red paper and topped with a green bow. Its small tag read, “Do not…
Angel’s Breath
Angel’s Breath Dale Heinold – Christmas 2014 “The Christmas Pageant will begin in five minutes,” a nurse announces through the PA system. My daughter, Angel, has been typecast, beautifully and…
Signs of the Season
Over the past week, our home has gone through a transformation. Let’s just say “It’s beginning to look like Christmas…” The green ivy over the window has been replaced with…
How’s Your Walk?
One day last week at the Elementary School I happened to notice a little girl skipping down the hall on her way to class. Next came another young student that…
No, We Love Jesus
In a recent interview, the Anglican Vicar of Baghdad recounted an incident between ISIS militants and four Christian teenagers, all under 15. Multiple times the militants demanded that they say…
Pardon Me
Have you ever had one of those moments when you’re reading the Bible and a word leaps out to shakes your world? Reminds me of Groucho Marx’s old TV show…
A Thanksgiving ReDo
Thanksgiving Day. Like much of the country I succumbed to the white noise of the football game and an overstuffed gullet and soon drifted off to sleep. I’m not sure…
What Supports Your Corners?
We know that Jesus is our cornerstone and the necessary foundation for our life in Him. (1 Peter 2:6–7) But what is under the other three corners of your spiritual…
The Bread of Obedience
Let’s consider bread for a moment. Think about the varieties of shape, sizes and uses that fill our grocer’s shelves. White bread, whole wheat, mixed grains, rye, and sourdough come…
There’s a Mouse in the House
My wife Betty hates mice. She is not happy until every attempt to eradicate and seal them from the house has been accomplished. And of course, every year at about…