Fraidy Cat

It started out as a nice leisurely walk on a gravel road in the country near my parent’s house. I was almost back to their house when I saw it. I was not quite sure what the it was. It looked kind of like a cat but bigger. Maybe it was a coyote which they have around there but that […]

Never in January

I love to read but I admit I have always struggled with the reading through the bible in a year. One thing that did help me was to relax and not worry about getting it done in a year but to keep going. In this way, it took me about a year and a half partly because I get sidetracked […]

Remembering that He is able

One of my favorite stories in the bible is the one about Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego and the fiery furnace found in the book of Daniel. These three guys are faced with the fiery furnace and no way out. Given a chance to change their mind about their God, their reply is ” If we are thrown into the blazing […]

A Proper Look at Things

As I was reading Leviticus, I noticed a common phrase. ” I am the Lord your God who makes you holy.” This phrase was interspersed among all the rules and regulations that make up most of Leviticus. In the midst of the law, God is reminding the Israelites that He is the Lord. He is the Lord is the reason […]