A little girl was asked where her home was and she replied, “Where Mother is.” Here was one who viewed home not in relation to a place, but rather to a relationship and wherever that relationship took her, that was home. A contrast to this view has been expressed in the statement, “Many modern homes are merely filling stations.” [source: sentence … [Read more...] about WHERE HOME IS!
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ROCK SOLID!
When I was in high school, a friend and I ventured down a creek -- which ran from a lake to a bay -- along which we spent two nights on our journey. Having taken along a small transistor radio, we were alerted by the news of thundershowers coming our second night out. We had taken sleeping bags, food, and some … [Read more...] about ROCK SOLID!
PEACE! BE STILL!
Jesus had spent a day teaching and then time explaining and giving more parables to His disciples. (Mark 4:1-34) When evening came, urging the disciples to cross to the other side, they left the others and got into the boat. (Mark 4:35-36) We then read. . … [Read more...] about PEACE! BE STILL!
AWAKE!
All of us have probably experienced one of those mornings when we either forgot to set the alarm or slept through it and so woke up suddenly to leap out of bed declaring, “I’m late!” With things scheduled for the day and tasks to be done beginning to fill the mind, we regret having awakened later than … [Read more...] about AWAKE!
GOING THE DISTANCE!
The distance one is willing to travel is often determined by the personal significance of that to which the traveling leads. When one considers a distance too far for one thing but not for another it reveals the difference of importance that particular thing (or persons involved) is to them. There have been times my wife and I have decided not to drive an hour for … [Read more...] about GOING THE DISTANCE!
