Category Archives: Scripture

How to Make a Man Cry—Memorize

I’ve always taught my children to memorize the Bible. I think it is good for their spirits, good for their souls, and even good for their bodies, if they heed it. People seldom made me memorize anything until I was fourteen, but I remember much of it, today. I want my grown children to haveContinue reading “How to Make a Man Cry—Memorize”

Overheard: The Manger Is Empty…

…But so is the grave. Jesus just is not here, visibly, these days. We cannot go up to Him and walk a mile or two with Him, these days. We cannot hear Him speaking with our physical ears, cannot touch the scars in His hands, cannot set our children on His lap. But the dayContinue reading “Overheard: The Manger Is Empty…”

Mary and Martha and Me

When I Was a Turkey Several years ago our family tried a Thanksgiving experiment. Instead of buying our Thanksgiving dinner, we only priced it and sent the amount to a mission. We then asked God to give us a meal from His own hand that we could see was especially from Him. In our minds,Continue reading “Mary and Martha and Me”

Wrapped in Nothing But a Bedsheet?

The powers-that-be have just dragged her from the bed of a man to whom she is not married. Perhaps all she is wearing is a bedsheet. Perhaps he is one of the powers-that-be. Nevertheless, there she stands, exposed, before her authorities. They do not care about her. They do not care about right or wrong.Continue reading “Wrapped in Nothing But a Bedsheet?”

Resolved:

I’ve been thinking about New Year resolutions a lot, lately. Thinking what a sobering thing it would be to ask God what He would like to see me change this year! I found something that may relate, something to think about: And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked withContinue reading “Resolved:”

Look Up.

With all the tornados floating around lately, come many more words about tornados. It’s a real storm out there and I’d like to add to the din. I wrote a couple of years ago about my close call with a really big, destructive tornado. People like to read about these events. Not just y’all; IContinue reading “Look Up.”