July, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
In leaving the Christian Family Centre one morning after a swim in early spring, I was struck by the vibrancy of a thistle growing in the landscape mulch to the right of the westside door. This observation is...
June, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
Do you know of anyone who has wrestled with God and won?
Many of us have figuratively had our bouts with the Creator…we have stepped in the ring with our words or have striven with Him in the spiritual,...
May, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
GOD looks into the Heart
GOD addressed Samuel: “So, how long are you going to mope over Saul? You know I’ve rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your flask with anointing oil and get going. I’m sendin...
April, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
Years ago, some Jaycee friends and I went way down on Alexis Road to Toledo Raceway Park to watch the horses. It was my first time to the track. Dale Ikle was my accountant then and he was heavily into the s...
March, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
During the week-long festival culminating in Passover, three of us are jailed for starting an insurrection in the city. With so many people in Jerusalem, we thought our plan would work. Two Roman soldiers we...
February, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
These words in the title above were first published according to Wikipedia in 1784 by the Scottish writer Robert Burns in his poem “Man was Made to Mourn: A Dirge.”
Mr. Burns recites how his Mother ...
January, 2023 - Faithful Living ~
They couldn’t take their eyes off them---Peter and John standing there so confident, so sure of themselves! Their fascination deepened when they realized these two were laymen with no training in Scriptu...
December, 2022 - Faithful Living ~
The most important message to be delivered ever!
I see God and Jesus speaking with one another. Then God looks in my direction and He summons me. I know this is important. I have been sent on missions be...
November, 2022 - Faithful Living ~
So Silas and Jude pick me us as they normally do and carry me on the mat to my normal spot…in front of the Beautiful Gate. Golly, I appreciate their friendship. They have been so purposeful and dedicate...
October, 2022 - Faithful Living ~
First of all, let me express my love and deep appreciation for all of you… certainly to those within the household of faith but most importantly to those who are not. In my prayers and in the prayers of th...