Christmas Birthdays My birthday is one week before Christmas so often my birthday and Christmas presents are combined. My very first birthday memory is of a gift that has lasted a lifetime. It was my seventh birthday and I was excited! Mom had planned a birthday party for me and had invited a family for …
The Gift of a Toothache Being self employed has been one of the biggest gifts God has given us. Although money is what first comes to mind as the reason, in our case growing our faith is. This is just one of hundreds of stories that I could tell, and it is best understood by …
Feeding The 8000 We’ve all read the story how Jesus took the gift of a child’s lunch, blessed it and fed the five-thousand even providing leftovers to share. Although the food silenced thousands of growling bellies, what Jesus really was after was to feed their souls. “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by …
Learning to Wait or Being Gifted Faith? I’m a spontaneous person. If I get an idea I’m on it instantly, there’s no messing around! As often as I get an idea (they are endless…) I run into situations where my enthusiasm has to throttle back for others to catch up and I end up having …