White As Snow
Feb 17
Over the past several days Ohio and many other locations throughout the U.S. have been hit with with a winter storm that has left several inches of snow. This makes it necessary to don the boots, gloves, and hat and join several thousand others in the ritual of clearing off the driveway. It’s a grand ol’ ritual; one that leaves your nose freezing and your back aching. As I was...
Are you stepping out in faith?
Feb 01I was reading through Genesis chapter twelve and Genesis 12:1 caught my attention. Here we see Abram (later his name was changed to Abraham) being called by God to leave the country he knows, his relatives and close family and venture into the unknown; a land that God will show him. That seems awfully vague doesn’t it? God didn’t give him instructions like walk 500 miles due...
Neighborly lovin’
Jan 14I was on my way into work recently a little earlier than usual and caught a portion of a message from Alistair Begg, a pastor in Cleveland who speaks with a Scottish accent. (Not quite the Sean Connery brogue but still Scottish.) Something he said caught my ear and rode with me the rest of the way in. He said, “Love is to be defined in caring terms not based on emotions or...
Treatment of others
Jan 01Do to others as you would like them to do to you. - Luke 6:31 We tend to see this line used when parents are teaching their children how to interact with others. While the verse is good for that, what about us as adults? How are you treating the people you come into contact with? Just four verses before the above verse, in Luke 6:27, we see Jesus challenging his disciples to love their...