Being Salt in a World that Wants Sugar
I have a question for which I don’t have the answer. A few days ago American Christianity entered a new chapter. The previous chapter in history ended with the…
Author: Dale Heinold
The Set of Our Sails
A few weeks ago I was reading a biography about the Wright Brothers. One of the chapters contained these closing lines of a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox… One ship…
A Tree is Know by Its Fruit
A few years ago I cut down one of my apple trees. For the first couple of years after we moved to our place in the country that tree…
Pray, Pray Again, Pray Some More
Sometimes we treat prayer like the little boy or girl that disbelieves in Santa Claus after he fails to deliver their wishes. We’ll earnestly pray to God but give up…
Eli’s Cure for Stress, Anxiety, and Worry
There’s one thing that I’m glad I don’t remember from my childhood – the stress and anxiety over potty training. I’ve relived it with my children and now they are…
Persecuted: For Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus declares in the final beatitude – “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10, NASB95) The…
They Shall Be Called Sons of God
Peacemaking is a costly business. While peacekeeping is the art of appeasement; giving in to simply calm the waters, or the art of the bully; forcing peace through strength. Peacemaking…
They Shall Experience God
Have you noticed that there is a new food recall every couple of months? One item is recalled because of minute metal shavings that may have landed in the box.…
They Shall Receive Mercy
There is a delicious paradox in Jesus’ fifth beatitude – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7, NASB95) Unlike the other beatitudes, this one as…
They Shall Be Satisfied
In the grand scheme of life, there are certain must-haves; air and breath, water, food, sleep, proper warmth, and the expulsion of waste. Life ends when any of these are…
They Shall Inherit the Earth
“Gently,” my dad encouraged as I picked up one of the chirping balls of yellow fluff out of the box. The baby chicks had arrived earlier that day from the…
They Shall Be Comforted – Part 2
To unfold the rest of Jesus’ second beatitude – “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4, NASB95) – I’d like to paint you a picture.…