Here are 10 resolutions for good mental health in 2010 ... from a lecture given way back in 1976 by a Wheaton College English Literature professor named Clyde Kilby.1. Once a day I will look at the sky and remember that I am on a planet traveling in space with wonderfully mysterious things above and aboutContinue reading "Resolutions for good mental health in 2010"
Christmas in Carillon Beach
A lovely little place to spend Christmas, if I do say so myself. There are a few beach front lots left in the Carillon Beach community here. You can see one open lot in the middle of the picture. These small (50-60-feet wide), beach-front lots are about a million. We are staying in a much smaller,Continue reading "Christmas in Carillon Beach"
Christmas on the white sand beaches of Florida
Blessings for a Great Christmas. This morning I pondered life as I walked the beautiful beach at Carillon Beach, Florida with my daughter Maddie. Doesn't get any better than that.
The fragile, benevolent sovereignty of God
I was reading about William Cowper (1731-1800) yesterday. He was one of the great English poets of his day. Sadly, he suffered from very serious depression and often felt he would be damned forever to hell. Even though his friend John Newton ("Amazing Grace" author) told Cowper it wasn't true, that he was indeed a son ofContinue reading "The fragile, benevolent sovereignty of God"
There’s only one person who can help Tiger
After Tiger Woods had hit it big about a dozen years back, the first Nike ad emerged with young children saying, "I am Tiger Woods."I was talking with a pastor friend of mine about that time who told me about a young girl he knew that contracted a fatal disease and was dying. The disease caused herContinue reading "There’s only one person who can help Tiger"
Show me your credentials!
One of my favorite guys is John Sanford, retired physics professor at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Here's his take on credentials needed during the Advent season ...For a very important job, we look for someone with experience and proven ability. But the person chosen for the most important job in the history ofContinue reading "Show me your credentials!"
The wonder, the mystery of Christmas
Augustine wrote in the 5th century...Oh food and bread of Angels, the Angels are filled by you, but where are you for my sake? In a mean lodging, in a manger. He who rules the stars, sucks at the breast; he who speaks in the bosom of the Father, is silent in the Mother’s lap.Continue reading "The wonder, the mystery of Christmas"
The Lord has done this for me…
Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, was barren prior to giving birth to her son. And she apparently was not young. Zechariah, John's father, told the angel Gabriel that he was an old man and that Elizabeth his wife was well along in years. But Elizabeth did become pregnant. Luke 1:24 says, "AfterContinue reading "The Lord has done this for me…"
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