“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:14) My wife told me a story the other day about a young woman who was in need of serious surgery only to see it delayed due to circumstances beyond her control. When I saw her, I was astonished. You would never know that she was facing a life-threatening illness. She had such a peaceful look on her face. I have read about that look. It’s referred to in the Bible as the […]

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’.” (1 Samuel 16:7) I have a friend with whom I agree on very little politically. She is my friend because she was willing to stand up for me six years ago when I was fired from my job for no reason. I got […]

For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) (Most of my newspaper editors do not like for me to capitalize “He” as I did in the above verse. They often change it. I hope not in this case because what follows emphasizes the importance of the capital “H” in He.) All of us wonder from time to time if God really cares about what’s going on in our lives. Why? Because there are those occasions in life when “life” seems to […]

“And I will not give my glory to another.” (Isaiah 48:11) The Bible teaches us that there are two things God will not share: vengeance and glory. I learned a great lesson about the latter during a job interview several years ago. We all approach interviews pretty much the same way: We dress appropriately for them to make a good first impression. When the questions come, we answer them honestly, knowing all the time that it’s our chance to illustrate how our knowledge, skills and abilities are a […]