I was listening to a message on the radio the other day.  The speaker was addressing the church, in particular, but the more I listened, the more I thought of the relationship between parents and children. The message had four simple points, each one was predicated on the next.  The focus of the message was…

When I got up this morning and walked down the hall past the living room, the sight before me was one of the most special this Christmas season. One of my girls was snuggled up on the love seat, tucked in next to the tree, reading my Bible.  The living room light was off so…

“Nooooo!” “I don’t wanna listen to that!” “You always pick!” “If you don’t like it, stick your fingers in your ears!” Ok, so as I lay in bed listening to the (not so) loving banter between my children, I wanted to stick my fingers in my ears! They were fighting about whether to listen to…

Driving the other day, one of my children started talking about wrinkles.  He was concerned that he might be developing wrinkles around his eyes from smiling.  One by one, he had each one of us in the vehicle smile – so that he could determine who had wrinkles. As he evaluated the faces around him,…

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the Land of Plenty.  Year after year, she always had her needs met and exceeded and her toy box was always full.  The little girl had every ‘thing’ she ever needed and then some.  The little girl and her parents did not get…

These are not my words but they are my heart… Let The Waters Rise by MIKESCHAIR Don’t know where to beginIts like my world’s caving inAnd I try but I can’t control my fearWhere do I go from here? sometimes its so hard to prayWhen You feel so far awayBut I am willing to goWhere you…

Sunday night, a topic came up in church that has caused great debate in the past (not necessarily in our church but in The Church).  This was not a foundational doctrinal principle.  It was not about the supreme holiness of God or about the Lord Jesus.  This issue was about interpreting a portion of Scripture…

“It’s like a road…I’m on one side and he’s on the other.  When he’s away the road has a big crack but when we’re together the crack is all filled up again.” This is how Abigail explained her sobbing after her big brother went back to university.  A whirlwind visit that just was not long…

A young Jewish girl is put in the palace of a king…  A boy and his sling are put in the path of a giant….    Two women, cousins, are pregnant at the same time…      A donkey refuses to proceed down the road…        A Samaritan passes by… A mother holds the hand of her child.A wife…

For the past three days, our home has been filled with children.  Not just our ‘at home’ children but more children. There have been laughter, games, music, sports, conversation, food – a lot of food, and even some homework.  It has been wonderful.  Children from seven through 14 have run through our halls, flopped on…