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In these topsy-turvy times, when there seems no solid ground, this bit of Psalm 23 has been a reassurance to me that He will lead me and us only into those places and circumstances in which He

Toward a Philosophy of Time The future continuously impregnates the present which immediately births the past. We are told, "Live in the moment" or "live in the present," by

Scrooge Updated Christmas memories are not as dear to me as they are to so many others. As a child, our tree, purchased on the eve of Christmas was reminiscent of Charlie Brown's; dry,

Ephesians 1:9b-11 .He made known to us the mystery of His will.which is to bring all things into harmony and unity in Christ. The "all" here is the all of everything. Think of this a moment.

Tis is fiction and contains one swear word and a dark theme. The Chosen; The Chooser A Parable by Winslow Parker With the gratitude of a faithfully corrected one, I am indebted to Mitch Lang

The Cross Within Your body contains somewhere between 35 and 70 trillion cells. That's trillion with a "T." 35 thousand billion (or seventy-thousand billion-depending on

Since we are "In Him," it is by faith, not by sensation that we know that He is living and working within us to will and to

The Word The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Words are spoken by the mouth; heard by the ear. Words are written; interpreted by the eye. Inflection of word or sentence

Three Mothers By Winslow Parker They stood a few feet from each other, these three women. They probably did not notice each other for their focus was on their own beloved. Mary stared into her

Three Mothers By Winslow Parker They stood a few feet from each other, these three women. They probably did not notice each other for their focus was on their own beloved. Mary stared into her

On Getting Soaked It was raining-hard. In mere seconds, rain was running from the thatch of my hair, down my back, my face, into my ears. The tiny splats of individual drops, combined, in

Romantic Comedy On occasion (read: rarely) I watch a romantic comedy with Ida. She really likes the Christmas romantic comedies on the Hallmark channel-you know, the ones that run from

Convention Through the convention hall's western windows, I watch the sun slide toward jagged peaks. It shades from yellow through orange to its death-color of red. Its bottom edge crinkles as it

Hi All, The link below leads to a new movie, "Eternal Theater" by a Christian universalist producer who draws together various experts and his own experience with scripture and church father's

Foresight, Hindsight "Our hindsight often explains God's foresight." Don Shell 3/26/24 As the words left his mouth, he stopped speaking, surprised at the wisdom he'd just uttered. So, too,

Water Lillys Anchored, as they are, in the slime and sludge of a pond bottom, it would seem that a water lily should produce brown flowers. Contrary to expectation, however, their flowers are

A bit of Whimsey Gold, frankincense and myrrh. Cat's purr; her gentle thrum lulls Him her gift to the newborn, along with the mouse she caught who disturbed Him as He slept on a

If Words Were Real Friendly words would be warm bread, fresh from the oven. Sarcastic words would be ice cubes. Hasty words would be BBs. Cruel words would be jagged thorns. Angry words would be

The Dark Side of Glory The Son is the radiance of His Father's glory1 Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.2 There is, in my mind, a

Promises, Promises He does not promise us wealth or health or beauty or popularity or recognition or excitement or happiness or pleasure or freedom from pain or travel or friends or a