The Beatitudes for many years were, for me, only nice sounding, but little understood promises. In the modernistic church I was a member of, the beatitudes were a favorite reading,…
Our culture has developed a category of books, films, etc. called “adult materials” and this usually includes what we would classify as “immoral materials”. The implication is that these materials…
One of our special requests to God as we prepared to return to Chile for our second four year term was that He would give us an American made kitchen…
Some confuse the Rapture with the Second Coming, and fail to notice that the order of events at the Rapture is the opposite of the Second Coming. At the Rapture…
I remember when I was growing up that a group of us neighborhood boys would find refuge from the hot summer days in my nice, cool basement and play Monopoly…
The boarding area was jammed with travelers eagerly awaiting the train that would take them from Campanario in southern Chile to Santiago the capitol. Many were also lined up along…
The Emperor Napoleon was reviewing some troops in Paris, and, in giving an order, he thoughtlessly dropped the bridle upon the neck of his horse, which instantly set off on…
God [is] Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 The Samaritan woman was seeking to divert the conversation away from her own personal…
“How did school go today?” I asked my wife, Norma. As a grade school teacher she often had interesting experiences to share about her lively fourth grade students. “Well,” she…
Once a week a street near our home in Santiago, Chile would be closed off and used for a farmer's market. We could buy mainly fresh fruit and vegetables, but…