“Teach us to number our days, so that we may have a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) Another translation reads “Teach us how short our lives really are so that we may be wise.” I have reached the age where this verse clearly resonates with me. The Bible tells …
Do you know the date of your spiritual birthday? Mine is January 22, in 1953. On that date, I was baptized in the then Northeast Church of Christ in Columbus, Ohio. I was only eight years old but I knew what baptism meant and I was anxious to complete this …
Words are interesting. Sometimes, I’ll see a word in print and think “so that’s how it’s spelled”. Words like “rigmarole”, “vying”, “adieu”, “tantamount”. I still remember, as a little girl, when I asked how to spell “safternoon” and learned it was two words…this afternoon! Another time, in an Amish gift …
“I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11) I have written these words in the margin of my Bible beside the verse above: “Absorbed into thought and translated into action”. They are powerful! We must first plan and then act. …
I have appreciation for the Biblical parables in Luke 15, regarding finding something that is lost. Jesus speaks of great rejoicing in Heaven when a lost sheep is found, and when a lost coin is found, and maybe most importantly when a lost son is found. I have a …
