Jiminy Cricket
One of the great wonders of my childhood was my dad taking me almost everywhere he went. Several times he took me overnight to the…
Read MoreOne of the great wonders of my childhood was my dad taking me almost everywhere he went. Several times he took me overnight to the…
Read MoreFor now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also…
Read MoreGod’s children are given precious promises about the future. We’re promised an eternal place (John 14:2-4), pearly gates and streets of gold (Revelation 21:21), a…
Read MoreOn lazy summer days of childhood, I loved nothing better than to grab a book and a blanket and retire to the backyard to read.…
Read MoreThe longest single narrative in the book of Genesis, and in the entire Pentateuch, isn’t about Noah or Jacob or Joseph, or even Abraham. It’s…
Read MorePriscilla showed up at my front door after sundown one July evening. Her pumpkin-round face and piercing black eyes were framed in shiny black hair…
Read MoreAt ten years old, our youngest complained about a group leader who talked too much. I encouraged him to be tolerant, pointing out that some…
Read MoreGreetings BA Readers, This is my last “First Word” of 2023. I thank the Lord for His blessings this year, and I thank you for…
Read MoreQuestions & Answers Does the New Testament equate Jesus with the Lord (Yahweh) of the Old Testament? If so, where? Yes to the first question,…
Read MoreEternal Kingdom I saw her pause, lean on her cane to listen to another person in pain, offering the hurt to share. I glimpsed her…
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