Sunday, February 24, 2019

“Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.” Proverbs 8: 10-11. Sounds quaint and old fashioned, doesn’t it? To pursue wisdom...

Saturday, February 23, 2019

There are two kinds of people in the world: dreamers and doers. Dreamers do just that: they dream up ideas, often great and creative, but too often they fail to follow through. Maybe they “haven’t worked out all the details yet” or “this might...

Friday, February 22, 2019

I shake my head in wonderment when I see some television ads for new “miracle” drugs. Listen carefully: In some of these ads it takes longer to list the potential harmful side effects, some quite dangerous, than the benefits of the drugs themselves. And I...

Thursday. February 21, 2019

Have you ever been declared the best at something? The VERY best: first in your class, best of show in the horse ring, an All-Star athlete or a blue ribbon winner at the Fair? How did you feel, having achieved that pinnacle of success and admiration? Pretty great,...

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

“What’s new today?” your friend asks, and your reply is, “Nothing. Same old. Same old.” How sad to sentence yourself to a day of boredom and inertia in the midst of a great world created by and watched over by our mighty God. It sounds a...