It’s just a two-letter word…but more powerful than the $10 words of a crafty wordsmith. The dictionary calls it a conjunction, used “to introduce possible or impossible situations or conditions.” Google. I did a search in BibleGateway and found 1,522 times “IF” is used in the Bible. Here are a couple of examples: Genesis 4:7 …
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“Do You Take…?”
Fifty years ago, Mary & I answered this question with “I do.” Little did either of us know the answers to the conditions of the question. Over the next 50 years we have lived through the conditions of “for richer or poorer”, “in sickness & in health”, “for better or worse”, “to love & cherish”, …
“For Unto Us A Child Is Born, Unto Us A Son Is Given” Isaiah 9:6
So many things cannot be described in words. This is one of many pictures I call “God Art.” It was taken from space by the Hubble Space Telescope. We get so wrapped up in the insignificance we don’t see the magnificence of His Creation… but thousands of years ago kings, from distant lands, acted upon …
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With God, “Nothing-Just-Happens!” – Christmas
There is no one like Jesus. Many religions proclaim an authority figure, a god-like person, but none like Jesus. God Almighty spoke prophecies through multiple people over thousands of years, foretelling the birth, life & death of Jesus. This can only be described as miraculous. Before God performed the countless miracles, He told us in …
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Christmas, The Season of Giving.
Christmas…the season of gift giving. Some people are great gift-givers. A dear friend told me last Sunday, “I start my Christmas shopping right after Christmas.” I will see something and think, “that’s something so & so would like.” Wow! This blew me away. I remember being in a panic on Christmas Eve. I said to …
“Can You Hear?”
It was 65 years ago this week when my dear friend T-Bo and I were doing what boys love to do, make loud noises & blow things up. It was a Christmas holiday afternoon in my front yard. There we were, kneeling in a heap of firecrackers, lighting & throwing as fast as we could. …
“Oh…The Smell of Christmas!”
I remember walking in the house at Christmas and following the smell into the kitchen of my Aunt & Uncle. Aunt Ma’rella’ (Mary Ella) was my mother’s sister and we spent almost every holiday at their house. There was always great food, but at Christmas they (the sisters) took it to a new level. …
It Meant Freedom…
I must have been in the 4th or 5th gradewhen my dad ushered in a big change in my life. Dad had a unique way of testing my attitude. It was always with a question. “What are you doing tomorrow?" On this particular day it was, “Do you want to go with me to the …
How Secure Are You?
The past few years have been unsettling. Businesses that we grew up with no longer exist. Government agencies, leaders and even some churches have experienced integrity failures. What we once thought was mighty are not. We have witnessed the anxiety of knowing anything can happen. COVID gave us a glimpse into how life can change …
“Tom, Do You Feel Ok?”
It was early one morning after a midnight shift when I was stationed in Turkey. Just outside the operations floor an Air Force medical team had set up a blood donation room. Several of my buddies & I got there early before the big rush. This allowed us to eat cookies, drink orange juice and …
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