Archive for April 2001

Many consider pride to be the root sin. If so, then humility is the primary condition for us to qualify for God’s spiritual blessings. Christ’s wonderful invitation to abundant life includes this core value of humility:”Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke…

Our family used to live a short drive north of Niagara Falls. This awesome sight is one of the major tourist attractions of North America. The Niagara River flows over the American Falls and, on the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls. They rate as the third greatest in the world in the power and volume…

We have been considering the profound blessings we have in Christ as our Good Shepherd (Psalm 23; John 10). When our 98 year old church member went to be with the Lord, her funeral service bulletin contained Psalm 23. Then verse six was fulfilled in her experience: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All…

Friends who live in Jerusalem testified of the renewed cycle of violence taking place around them. I was intrigued by their description of a local shepherd and how he calmed his little flock: “On Saturday morning, for the first time in three years, we had a major conflict on our street… Six Israeli jeeps of…