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The Blame Game
Occasionally, I hear Christians spend more time talking about the attack of the devil than describing what God is doing in their lives.
Attention in Class
I picked up my grandson from school and asked the usual question: “What did you learn today?” Silence. What was so hard about such a simple question?
Help Yourself
A friend asked if I believed the often quoted saying, “God helps those who help themselves.”The concept is nothing new.
Atheist Worship
I know a man who came to the Lord because he attended a funeral and saw that Christians had a reason to be happy and sing praises even in death.Christians sometimes ask,…
Hard of Hearing
Before I started to school, I loved the sound of my voice, especially the high-pitched screams.
Puzzle Mania
Long before I started kindergarten, I was working picture puzzles. How fast could I put one together?
Making the Grade
Good grades were important, but American History was not. I didn’t care about the Battle of Shiloh or who the sixteenth US president was.
Holy Is His Name
In church worship, I am singing, “Holy is his name,” with a thousand other people, some with their hands raised, others with bowed heads, and one who isn’t restraining…
Keep Digging
When I was four years old, I learned in kindergarten that Earth was like a ball. America was on one side, China on the other.
If… Then…
When I studied plane geometry, I learned axioms, a list of fundamental realities that are self-evident. I was then asked to prove the truth of something else.
The Model Prayer
One day, Jesus was praying at a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said, “Sir, teach us how to pray, just as John the Baptizer taught his followers”…
Like Father, Like Son (Part 2 of 2)
Twenty years ago, I thought there was only one right way to do anything. My way. Call me naïve if you like, but I felt sure, as soon as everybody understood my…