We live in a universe of order. From human bodies to heavenly bodies, things don’t just arrange themselves. When you move toward increased complexity, things are not more random but more ordered. If we threw the letters of the alphabet up in the air and let them fall, they would not likely come down in …
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All the Credit: A Grandmother’s Legacy
Today is my grandmother’s birthday. She passed away in 2007, but her memory is cherished, and her impact is felt to this day. The last entry in my book, Life By The Way, gives a snapshot of her life of humility, service, and love for her family. She raised six children almost single-handedly, as her …
Be Prepared
Be prepared. It’s the Boy Scout motto. So much of life is about the preparation. It is often the difference between success and failure. Even in something as simple as preparing a meal – the organizing, buying ingredients, cutting, chopping, peeling, mixing – all done before you get to the actual cooking. In a career- the education, the …
The Beautiful Eternal
The Beautiful Eternal What is it that makes us yearn for beauty? In people, in nature, in created things, in music, and even in words, we seek after beauty. Artists of various kinds long to create something transcendent – something that will be remembered long after we are here. I believe part of this yearning …
Twice Adopted
Twice Adopted Growing up I never realized there was a stigma associated with being adopted. In fact, truth be told, I might have gone to the other extreme, thinking I was a bit “more special” than others who had come into their families in the “typical” way! I have to credit my parents with my …
Why Go?
Why Go? “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you …
A Living Sacrifice
“And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.” Matthew 27:51 “And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.” Luke 23:45 I remember these descriptions in the verses above as a child, from …
What If?
What If? “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.” 1 Tim. 6:11 What if the whole world suddenly began operating by biblical principles? What if every single person pursued the things above and was able to live by them? If we lived them out perfectly, we would no longer have stealing, cheating, bribery, or murder. …
The Power to Change Everything
The woman was caught. Interesting that they did not bring the man before Jesus, but only the woman, who was discovered in the act of adultery. One can see how it might have unfolded – the woman, probably in a disheveled state, likely not fully clothed, being thrown down in front of Jesus – the …
Eternal Life is Now
Something I learned recently and have been pondering is the deeper meaning of the phrase “eternal life.” I had always interpreted it as pertaining to life after death, life continuing on in Heaven after the death of our physical bodies. Maybe you have done the same. In John 3:16, (“For God so loved the world …
Life By The Way 