In this video Gene Higgins tells us about the carol, “While shepherds watched their flocks by night” and how it has been incorporated into one of the this nations most beloved holiday animations. Have you ever wondered about the the history of some of our most popular Christmas Carols? In this popular...
What do we have to do to be happy? Is it as important to DO something to be happy or is it more important to BE something to find true happiness?
I just visited with a family member today that wore a beaming smile. She had not just won a lottery or gotten married. In fact she has just come through cancer surgery and intensive treatment. Then she and her husband were confronted with the horror of one of their daughters...
(2) I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” … (5) You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, (6) nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at...
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” (Matt. 13:45, 46) Sin wounds us and destroys the soul by keeping us from finding God....
[Isa 5:20 KJV] 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! We live in a rapidly changing world. The values of a virtuous society are being completely turned on...
It’s true. I have been known to do some dumpster diving. You know, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure… My most recent dive was into the dumpster located on our new construction property. Builders throw away a lot of good scrap wood and, when I find the time, I...
The Arrest of Jesus The scene has moved from the privacy of prayer and the relative quiet of the garden to the imposing noise of a crowd of nearly one thousand Roman soldiers, temple guards and religious rulers – all led by Judas, the traitor. They were afraid of Jesus....
Are you a team player? Some time ago, I took some time to watch some six year old boys play a game of supervised basketball. It was entertaining and instructive to note the differing levels of ability and participation in the game. Many of the boys were eager learners. They...
For people who live at latitudes that experience changing seasons, springtime is a delightful time. It motivates us to shrug of the doldrums of coldness and share in the experience of God’s promise of new life springing up from soil once rendered dormant by the lack of warmth from the...
