Last evening my wife and I gathered with a few first cousins. We celebrated a birthday. The thought struck me while visiting the importance of family. Family is comfortable and necessary. In fact some day in this life it could…
Always By Our Side
Author: Gary Jerke
Does The World Still Have Need Of Us?
Each day as I watch the world around me… … and see how the Christian voice is stifled (if allowed to speak at all) I ask myself the question if the world still needs those of us committed to our…
Who’s Feet Will You Wash?
I have the unique experience… … of being near individuals who enjoy at first sign of summer to begin walking barefooted until late in the year obviously getting their feet very dirty. These Amish folks also have the tradition of…
How God Speaks
There are some people that when they speak you cannot help but listen. By this I don’t mean those who control us because of their position or some other method that is superficial but rather I speak of those who…
Either/Or…
If someone came to each of you today and offered you a choice… … to receive either the wisdom of man or the power of God which would you take. You might say that is foolish obviously taking God’s power…
Better The Second Time Around
Although this title is not true across the broad spectrum of life there still remains truth in the expression. For example after several decades of marriage and the opportunity for a comfortable retirement, my wife and I in our…
No Pain, No Gain
This morning in my personal reading… … it was mentioned of how our society has created a multi-billion dollar industry around convincing us that we need to change our bodily image and so we have industries created around the ideas…
Spend A Day With Jesus
Every once in a while I hear of an auction to raise money for a good cause… … and what is bid on is the opportunity to spend an hour or two with some prominent person. Imagine for a moment…
The Energy Of God Within Us
Yesterday I filled my car with gas. Had I not done so it would have eventually stopped and with time if not cared for rusted into oblivion. In many respects humanity is like a car only what keeps us going is…
Spiritual Refreshment
As we come to the close of another calendar year… … many of us take some time off to relax, reflect and refresh ourselves. Being retired that is considerably easier for me as I have greater control over my time…