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Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned…
When I was little and didn’t know better, one of my favorite comedy teams was The Three Stooges. They had a skit that’s stayed…
New Grand-daughter
Well, I’ve done it again. I’m a grandpa for the eight time, which is really amazing for someone as young as me. Last Saturday,…
Naked!
I used to have this embarrassing dream—I would be at school and suddenly realize that I was in my underwear. Panic! You kind of wonder how I…
My Name In Lights!
My high school football career nearly reached its zenith my senior year when I got my name in the local paper two weeks in a row—each time…
My Day Is Coming!
I saw a lot of old friends at a missionary conference last weekend. I use the word ‘old” purposefully because honestly, it’s…
Mule Psychology
According to the story (and I read this on Internet so you can accord any degree of confiance that you want to it) there was a contest at a…
“Morning, Mr. Blister”
The boss storms into the office, a scowl plastered firmly on his face. ‘Good morning Mister Blister,” his secretary chirps.…
More Spiritual Than God?
Have you ever thought yourself more spiritual than God? Of course, we’d never say anything like that aloud, but sometimes our actions…
Marriage Proposals
How many of you ladies would like a wedding proposal like this? He drops to one knee, looks tenderly into your eyes and whispers,…
Mamas and Sleepy Teenagers
It’s a ‘business as usual” morning. His mom had called him three times before he finally fell out of the bed, exhausted from…
Make Up Your Feeble Mind!
I teased a friend once, a friend who was having a terrible time deciding what to order at the restaurant, ‘You need to choose. The…
Made by … Extra-terrestrials?
We humans are pretty cool. We’ve got it all figured out. Our brains have expanded to almost understand everything. Well, maybe not…
Little Girl Revenge
When my daughter was about four, she had some lively battles with her two big brothers aged five and six. She was little but a ferocious…
Jump In!
Once, way back when, when I first met that lovely vision who became my wife, I had a dream. ‘Another dream? C’mon David.” I…
Insight/Foresight
The yellow school bus slowly disgorged its occupants in front of the venerable institution of learning, otherwise known as Mineral Springs…
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Ten Concepts of a Healthy Marriage
You have just been introduced to all the Basic Concepts that I use whenever I try to save a marriage. If you apply them all to your…
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Daughters of Divinity – Part 3: Adoption Rewrites our Ending
Part 1: Daughters of Divinity Day 3: Adoption Rewrites Our Ending “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so…
Daughters of Divinity – Part 2: Adoption Rescues Us from Abandonment
Part 1: Daughters of Divinity Day 2: Adoption Rescues Us from Abandonment “No one will be able to stand…
Daughters of Divinity – Part 1: Have you Reclaimed What Has Been Stolen?
Part 1: Daughters of Divinity Day 1: Have Your Reclaimed What Has Been Stolen? “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the…
God’s Forgiveness
Have you ever done something so bad that you wondered on what basis God could forgive you? Soon after God delivered his people from slavery,…
Be Fruitful, Multiply-and Expect Opposition
Although being fruitful and multiplying (Exod 1:7) is a good thing, it can also provoke opposition from those who wrongly feel us…
Alene- Chapter 29
Adora stood on the castle balcony looking down over the city. Outside the city, she could see black tents and people moving about like ants…
The Flesh in the Book of Romans
Neoplatonic and gnostic dualism absorbed by later Christianity denied that the body was good, and many scholars today, reacting against this…
Suffering and Exploitation in Revelation
Does Revelation have any relevance for today? Among the points where the book’s message might help people today is its challenge to the…
You Will Know Them by Their Fruit
The false prophets in Matthew 7:15 claim to have prophesied, exorcised and effected miracles by Jesus’ name (Matthew 7:22). Although Matthew…
Alene- Chapter 28
Adora hit the ground with a thud as men and women all around her laughed. For the last few hours, she’d been tied to the back of Gryphon’s…
Joseph’s Further Exaltation
Now that Joseph’s family is reunited in Egypt, God blesses all of Joseph’s family through him. Pharaoh’s favor for Joseph’s family (Genesis…
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Joseph had been “controlling” himself since Genesis 43:31, but he could not control himself any longer (Genesis 45:1). Joseph sends everyone…
The Test – Have Joseph’s Brothers Changed?
Joseph orders his household manager to return his brothers’ money in their sacks and also to place his silver cup in Benjamin’s sack…
Alene- Chapter 27
“Oh, come now, Adora.” Draco smiled, taking the girl’s hand. “Your father doesn’t need to know.” The girl sighed, “Draco, I really do care…
Joseph Receives the Double Portion
As noted earlier, Jacob gives Joseph the double portion allotted to the firstborn son. Because the double portion meant that the first son…