“A gentleman was asked by an artist friend of some note to come to his home and see a painting just finished. He went at the time appointed, was shown by the attendant into a room which was quite dark, and left there. He was much surprised, but quietly waited developments. After perhaps fifteen minutes his friend came into the …
We are a gaming family. Spades. Fishbowl. Catch Phrase. When we get together, our activities often include board games. Over the years of competition, our individual personalities come out. Some play to win. Others play to giggle. To the annoyance of the more competitive, I’m in the latter category. I participate to tell and hear funny stories. The …
Glory to God and Peace toward men. Isn’t it funny how we spend most of our lives trying to reverse the order? We glorify man and expect God to be at peace with our action. We garner glory for beauty, creativity, wisdom, and skill — all gifts given to us by heaven’s grace. We struggle between a lack of …
She was coming. Yes, I’d invited her, but I really hoped she’d be unable to come. After all, she intimidated me. Her clothes were better. Her house was bigger. Her lifestyle was best. And yet, it was Christmas. I was supposed to have peace and good will toward all – even her. So, as I had …
So tell me….the holiday that you began in the Spirit…did you perfect in the flesh? (Galatians 3:3) Unfortunately, I’ve done this far too many times. It usually looks something like this: I’m all prayed up for the holidays. The sweetness of the season has warmed my heart. The anticipation of seeing …
