In II Timothy 1:4, we find these words of Paul, “…being mindful of thy tears…” When I was a boy in the second grade, I lived in southern California next door to a swimming pool. It was so wonderful. I couldn’t swim, but I could dog paddle. I loved the water. I would dive off […]
Revelation 8:1 says, “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” This silence comes between two great pictures. In Revelation 7:9-17, we see the multitude, Christ’s Bride, standing before the throne. It is a beautiful sight. Following this, there is silence in heaven
2 Peter 3:17 states, “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.” Why does baseball have the “three strikes and you’re out” rule? Why not allow only one pitch? “One strike and you are out” would
Matthew 15:32 says, “Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, ‘I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.’” As a young boy, I enjoyed the week-long camping and
The swing was the best playground equipment invented. It was the way Tarzan got around in the jungle. The principle of “centrifical” force, swinging from a certain point, doesn’t exist. What? How about the tether ball, the merry go round, or even the teeter totter? What about the sling David used to kill Goliath? As
This term came from the railroad days of the 19th century. At the critical moment, the switchman was needed to switch the track and change the course of the train. Waiting for that critical moment was the boring part of the job. Staying awake was also part of the job. I can identify with this.
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Did you ever run away from home? Many young people have. When things get overwhelming at home, the thought might cross our mind. Adults can also run away from home. One New Year’s Eve, just before midnight, I received a desperate phone call. As a young pastor of a small church, I had organized a
Has anyone ever spit in your face? In these “Covid days” it might actually be a crime. I’m not talking about someone that sprays when they talk, but intentionally spitting. Years ago this issue arose (pun intended). It happened on my school bus. I sat in the driver’s seat watching the students board the bus
This is where the rubber meets the road. The first automobile accident in America allegedly took place in Ohio City, Ohio in 1891 (from “Ohio History Central”, an Ohio history website run by the Historical Society, Ohio History Connection). Accurate or not, car crashes are certainly bound to happen. In Bible times, this was not
This is a phrase seldom, if ever, heard anymore. The days of the true “service station” are gone. There may still be some places where an attendant will put gas in your tank while you sit in the car. Gas stations once had an air hose and water hose right by the gas pump. The
