We had the great experience of meeting our first grandchild this past weekend. What a tremendous blessing and experience it was to see and hold him. It reminded me of the words to the great hymn, “Because He Lives.” One verse goes, “How sweet to hold a newborn baby, And feel the pride and joy…
I was reading Proverbs this morning and a verse popped out at me. 15:15 says, “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.” Why it stuck with me has to do with my recent diabetes diagnosis… feasting isn’t an option. A couple of weeks ago, I started…
I was recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. Everyday, I have to poke my finger and check the blood sugar levels. From where my levels were, things have definitely improved. But still, the process to get the diet, exercise and medication balance figured out to maintain healthy sugar levels is frustrating and at times confusing.…
I am preparing to do a sermon series at our church based on the Book of Philippians over the next number of weeks. As I was doing some preparation for it, a short passage caught my eye. It reads, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal…
If we have learned nothing else from our culture telling us what we should do to be happy, we have learned this: It is just not true. If we spend time examining the hows and whats of worldly happiness, we end up realizing what happiness is not. Prior to becoming a Christian, I already knew…