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PEBBLES AND RIPPLES CONSIDER HOW little things DO MATTER… oh, so much! And the ripples/effects go on and on! A little melon seed produces a vine that produces several large melons (all from one little seed). Or, how one mosquito from a little bite can cause hysteria…

ALL OF US ARE TRUSTEES! “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”  Psalm 24.1 The above statement of the Psalmist is simple, saying that, not only do we belong to God, but so does the earth and its fruits. A number of…

SUPREME VALUES This in one of the most pregnant teachings in our Bible.  And, perhaps, the most important for us to understand.  Jesus did not set out to please the public … He was not a men-pleaser … When a young man came to him and said, “Lord, I will follow thee…

THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL Among the U.S. Marines who fought against the Japanese in World War II was a 21-year-old Corporal William Devers, who considered himself an agnostic.  No amount of arguing, Bible-quoting or coercion by his fellow Marines or the chaplain could…

TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS   In one world lived a man and a woman, happiness was theirs. God granted this couple thirty-four wonderful years. A love-filled marriage, filled to the brim with God at its center, in service to Him. A difference in age came into play  as…

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.   Luke 2:52 IN FAVOR WITH GOD   How important is it that I be, “IN FAVOR WITH GOD?”  Does it matter? If I thought I was, “NOT IN HIS FAVOR,” my heart would shatter. How to be in His “Good…

“ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”   (Matthew 11:28)  A HEALTHY SOUL   God is concerned about my soul.  And rightfully so. Jesus is referring to “rest for my soul”.  Bodily rest is not the issue. I am a heavenly being in…

MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE – My poem, “Arlington”, written with my heartfelt appreciation for the sacrifices of our brave defenders.   “Greater love hath no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends.”  John 15:13  “ARLINGTON”   It was in the mid 50’s,…

“for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be   my people, and thy God my God.”  Ruth 1:16 GOING HOME   They say you can’t go home again, but I do it every day. For “home” is where the heart is.  And my heart will choose…