The Basics – 1c God is Everywhere
How often would you like to be in two places at once? We all face that conflict, those times when the various spheres of our worlds collide. When work calls,…
Category: Encouragment
A Time for What?
The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is a head-scratcher. For instance, in Chapter three after the poetic and song-worthy couplets of “for everything there is a season” the writer asks,…
The Basics: 1b All-Knowing God
How much do you know? It’s actually a difficult answer to answer. We may think we know a lot but in reality when we compare it to the entirety of…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Always Carry a Leatherman
I have these rules, guidelines really. They are things I’ve learned or things I aspire to be better at. This particular rule is something family and friends know well about…
Fly!
When the years roll from one to the next we often consider the past and wonder about tomorrow. It’s the healthy activity of closing one book and beginning another. Taking…
Angels of Christmas – A Message of Worship
Christmas is past. The presents are opened, the carols were sung, family and friends are back home. Christmas may be over but is Christmas finished? There is one more angelic…
Merry Christmas 2018
Merry Christmas. It’s such a simple greeting with such a rich blessing. Merry Christmas wishes joy, smiles, laughter, and happiness. Even just saying the word “merry” brings a smile to…
Angels of Christmas – A Message for Everyone
For most folks, even those with a passing familiarity, the most prominent angelic Christmas message is the one delivered to shepherds. Luke wrote, “That night there were shepherds staying in…
Angels of Christmas – Message to Joseph
When we read the Christmas stories found in the gospels of Luke and Matthew angels are everywhere. So far in this Advent journey, we’ve looked at Gabriel’s messages to Zechariah…
Angels of Christmas – The Message to Mary
This Christmas season my thoughts are on the angels. Those messengers from God who brought the various announcements in the Christmas story. Last week we looked at the angel Gabriel’s…
Dale’s Rules for Life: Beware the Infinitives
If you’ve been following along with Dale’s rules then the next one may puzzle you a bit. The next rule happens to be thirteenth in the list. I’m not sure…
Angels of Christmas – The Message to Zechariah
This advent season my thoughts are on the angels in the Christmas story. In the Old Testament books, we see a smattering of angelic visits and even fewer after Jesus’s…