I had had a problem with one of the wheels on my bike being wobbly, and I didn’t know how to fix it.
Read MoreSelfies
I have a fallen nature and my first thoughts and actions are to defend and indulge self, to make life as easy as possible to live and enjoy. I have no need for God or, for that matter, anyone else, unless He or they can benefit me in my self-centeredness.
Read MoreBe God's balloon!
Several years ago my children went to a party that had a clown who made balloon art. Now, I’m sure that no one can go to college and take classes in balloon art, but this guy had everybody—even the adults—mesmerized with the different things he could make using balloons.
Read MoreFinding the coin
When studying familiar passages such as the parables of Luke 15--the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son--we risk falling into the trap of studying the Bible while already prejudiced to the conclusions drawn from the reading.
Read MoreIt's raining cats and dogs!
All this rain has got me thinking about what the Bible calls the “latter rain.” It’s exciting stuff, and you and I could be a part of it . . . if we wanted to be.
Read MoreSay 'Uncle!'
When I was a kid, I used to get into all kinds of fights with my two brothers—over all kinds of silly stuff. Anybody who has brothers or sisters knows what I’m talking about.
Read MoreGreasy fingers
“Beware of the greasy finger effect,” my new supervisor warned me.
Read MoreGod is craving your time
Life is made up of time. That is, fragments of time when added together make up life.
Read MoreAre you all in for Him?
We know the story and we know how it ends. We even have an instruction manual to guide us to the assured victory, yet many still fear the end of time.
Read MoreThe God of little things
I ran back to the car and looked through it. Nothing. An anxious feeling began to take hold of me as I frantically searched the car. I looked everywhere.
Read MoreThey that wait
A couple weeks ago I tried “greeting” for the first time at my church. I enjoyed interacting with many of the members and hearing about how their weeks had gone. But after replying “fine, how are you?” and “I can’t complain,” they walked over to their friends and did just that.
Read MoreSubmitting to each other for the sake of unity
My husband quickly learned that curling is a gentleman’s game and that all team members must submit to the skip’s directions for rock placement and for sweeping to curl the rock.
Read MoreReflexes
A baby's brain is a beautiful thing. At birth, a baby’s brain contains over 100 billion nerve cells or neurons, constituting almost all that it will ever have.
Read MoreWhat's on your key chain?
I’m embarrassed to say that I spent 30 whole minutes examining all the stuff that I had on my key chain. I discovered that I no longer need half the keys I’ve been carrying around for years. Armed with this new information, I did what any sensible person would do: I immediately took them off my key chain.
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