More Than My Name
I recently became curious about the names of the four Hebrew boys—Daniel, Mishael, Hananiah, and Azariah—who had been taken from Judah. They were placed under the tutelage of Nebuchadnezzar’s chief…
Noah and the Ark-The Adult Version
This picture hung in my daughter’s bedroom in her childhood. I wanted to be obedient and train up my child in the way she should follow. This picture was just…
If/Then
Truth Table My mother was adamant about me taking every math class available during my junior- and senior-high school years, even when I had enough credits to graduate. It started…
Taming My Tongue
As I reclined in the dentist’s chair with my mouth agape, the dental hygienist cleaned my teeth. She used her dental inspection mirror to examine areas of my mouth not…
Would You If You Knew
I recently had a conversation with a friend about her son. After months of anguish, prayer, and much planning, her son’s efforts for his family finally met with success. But…
Knowing God for Myself
I recently learned of a horror that had me asking the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” To be honest, I angrily asked “Why does God…
God in Me
There were times while doing homework I would look up a definition in the dictionary. That definition would lead me to another and that one to another. Before I knew it,…