Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Some of my favorite Christian fiction books tell the stories of characters from two or three different worlds. The lives of more than one generation are detailed and often we learn while reading the accounts, that the past truly effects the present. The authors generally accomplish this intertwining through the discoveries of old diaries. The entries are read by a character in the present in order to understand something that heretofore made no sense. I love the...

Read: Acts 8:26-40 Recently, I heard a man who was speaking about how we can encounter someone each day who is open to hearing about Jesus. He had a way to pray that he said would bring about that result. I am thankful for each encounter he has had. They are gifts from God; however, he then said that a day without experiencing this should be considered to have been a failure. Oh my. My spirit slumped because according to that gentleman's assessment, I have had innumerable days that he would...

Read: Isaiah 40:12-26 It is a pleasure to observe someone who is truly skilled in what he does. There is beauty in work done well. That is what I had the privilege of observing a few weeks ago when two of my family members built a new deck for me. Such a blessing. As I thought about that day, I smiled when I remembered that there was one thing I didn't do while they were working. I never asked them if they could use a bit of advice. That would have truly been a ridiculous thing to do since...