When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 These are the last words recorded that Jesus spoke before His death on the Cross. It begs the question, ‘What did He finish?’ The words themselves imply …
When trials and tests come into my life I am always prepared to think and feel myself into inactivity. The length and breadth of the situation, the varied possible outcomes, and the impact of each, play around in my head until I realize the day has passed. Usually my thinking …
A Time to be born and a time to die. Eccl.3:1 Only One Life Twill Soon Be Past Only What’s Done For Christ Will Last. It has been years since I first heard this little poem, but it has stuck in my mind like a wet tongue on a frosty …
In May/June of 2012, I was away for almost two months helping my sister Maxine recover from a shoulder replacement operation. Maxine and I are as different as peanut butter is from swiss cheese. A lot of our childhood was spent in arguing about these differences. But there are many …
