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…
Category: 2014
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…
Of Butterflies and Mini-vans
A few days ago our granddaughter Mackenzie showed us a monarch butterfly while we were Facetiming. The story goes that their mini-van developed a strange electrical problem. Michael had just…
Disappointed?
Disappointments are a common part of life. The restaurant touted by friends as fantastic fails to live up to expectations. The doctor reports troubling news. Hopes and dreams shipwreck on…
Rejoice in This!
Luke records an event in Jesus ministry when He sent 70 of his disciples into the world to proclaim the good news of the kingdom. In a sense they were…