Posts from November 2025

Even though I clutch my blanket and groan when the alarm rings loudly each morning, I thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are those are deaf. Even though I keep my eyes tightly closed against the morning light as long as possible, I thank you, Lord , that I can see. There are many who are blind.   Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the physical effort of rising, thank you, Lord that I…

At dinnertime, a boy asked his father, “What does it mean when they say a fellow has horse sense?” “It means he can say nay!” replied the father. It’s horse sense to learn to say “no.” Power for daily living and success demand it. We face a barrage of requests from every side that requires us to say “yes” or “no.” It’s easy to say “yes.” It’s the “no” that’s harder to say.   Joseph is the perfect Bible example.…

Those who served Jesus in the first century paid a great price. Following Jesus meant persecution and affliction. Sometimes it even meant death. For example, Stephen was stoned to death, Acts 7:58-60. Acts 8:1 tells us, “And Saul was consenting unto his (Stephen’s) death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles.” In Acts 12:2 we…