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The trees on the platform glittered with colorful lights as the congregation sang the familiar carols. I heard whispered plans for festive gatherings, but the church's splendor only mocked my heartache. We walked into our silent house and I broke down by screaming, "Jesus does not love me!" Christmas was for the polished church families- not for failures like me. Waves of suicidal thoughts scared me into crying out to God for help. God gave me a dream that night. I was in a...
"I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9 (NKJV) Well, there was no such thing as summer hockey before artificial ice. Now, in the month of June, the Stanley Cup is being contended for well into the best part of our summer. That's the NHL, but some people might have wondered about me when they recently saw me walking across a parking lot with a hockey stick on a hot summer day! Yes, I was a hockey enthusiast...
Moose hunting requires a hunter to be patient and to not be discouraged. It is about wind direction, body scent, camouflage, how to push a moose out of the bush and, most of all, have a careful aim. Moose are very large animals and have very thick hides, so if you are going to harvest a moose, you need to make sure that your kill shot is very accurate. But the most important thing in harvesting a moose is patience. The Scripture verse above (Romans 15:1) reminds us to be...
"Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them." Luke 2:20 (NKJV) Sparkling lights, festive music, gifts under the tree. I love everything about Christmas! One of my favorite memories is the family time we would have on Christmas Eve. A time of quiet and reflection. After snacks and singing carols, my dad would pull out the Bible and read in his bass voice, "And it came to pass in those days . . ....
"But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD." Jonah 1:3 (NKJV) Afew years ago at our Kikino Family Bible Camp, one of our dogs had been sniffing in a small white garbage bag, and his head got caught in the handle. He took off running for his life, as the bag was following him wherever he went!...
