In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to…
A few weeks ago my very grown-up children and I were trying to decide what to do about Christmas. They all live great distances away, and they dreaded trying to travel at holiday time, especially with COVID on the uptake…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” ~ Isaiah 1:18 Have mercy on me,…
Recently I had a visit from one of my friends from church. I don’t often have visitors anymore, and this was a special treat. She and her husband had been long-time missionaries in Africa, and have a wealth of interesting…
Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence ~ As fire burns brushwood, As fire causes water to boil ~ To make Your name known to Your adversaries,…