It’s finally here – Christmas music! Even though I have learned to appreciate and value all the seasons of life (including winter), there is no doubt that Christmas is my favorite time of the year. When a local radio station begins playing Christmas music I keep it on – 24-7 – I fill my house (both literal and physical) with the hope and promise of the season. For indeed Christmas is a reminder that our Father God did indeed send the blessed hope in the world – the redeemer – the Savior – the one long-awaited – came – not in the form of a king triumphant, but in the form of a little baby – a baby that could do nothing for himself – one who had to grow and develop, just like us – who faced temptation – who no doubt suffered the awkwardness of the ever changing teen-aged years – and yet – He was who the hope of the world! read more...

1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: Genesis 12:1 read more...

For many of you, you may not even be familiar with the term, “men and women of the cloth.” It is not utilized much today as people in the church dress more casually, even the presbytery. However, at one time the garb worn by the priests deliberately by God’s design distinguished them from the congregation. And while clothing may not distinguish the men and women who have taken on the role of the pastorate, certainly there is a distinction in their calling and in their heart that should not go unnoticed. read more...

Last week I was attacked by various forms of the flu. I had to rejoice even in the pain, as I realized I hadn’t been sick for so long, I had forgotten what it was like! Yet last week was the pinnacle of the Cleansing Stream Seminar that I had been going through -the long awaited Retreat -compounded by the minor detail that I had been leading the seminar!What was I going to do? read more...

In case you missed it as I did, I want to share this very wonderful story of an eighteen month old baby boy who was playing with his sister in a window in their parents Parisan apartment, eight stories above the ground. The little boy climbed out of the window and fell those eight stoires, only to be caught by an awning which was usually closed, but due to a faulty mechanism was open; after hitting the awning the child bounced off and continued his descent to the ground only to be caught in the hands of a physician who happened to be walking by with his family. read more...

It seems that no sooner than I was turned back the assignment to post the daily word – I got struck down by a virus that rendered me unable to read my e-mail, let alone write! I tried over and over again, but the commands I kept sending to my head seemed to get caught somehere in mid-air – why was I unable to do anything – but sleep! read more...

In the summer, it is not difficult to drink water. But for those of us who don’t really like water, as the weather gets cooler, it is often difficult to get the water down. One of the things I have discovered as I age is that I cannot go without water – if I don’t drnk at least four-five glasses of water a day I am going to have multiple problems – among them cramps in my legs. I am not talking about just drinking liquid, like coffee, tea, or juice – no I mean I have to drink the aqua – the real stuff in order to have the rght effect in my body! read more...