March 20th is the first day of spring. The older I get, the more I look forward to spring. Don’t get me wrong, I love the seasons, but spring is my favorite. It seems like all of creation sleeps during the winter and “wakes up” when spring arrives. Some describe this as the earth taking a “long winter’s nap.” (more…)
Here we are in the middle of winter. Most people want snow for Christmas, but that is about it. When we come to February, there seems to be a longing for spring. Warmer weather, flowers, no slippery roads, summer activities, etc. etc. I admit I love the seasons in Michigan, but if it was in my power, I would shorten winter. Someone said that the way to shorten winter is to borrow money that is due in the spring! Genesis 8:22 states, “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” (more…)
The Holidays are fast approaching! The main meaning of holiday is a “special day of celebration.” We begin, at this time of year, to focus on Thanksgiving and Christmas. These are two very special days and two very special seasons. We certainly enjoy the commercial aspect of these days. It’s fun to decorate, cook, bake, have family and/or company for dinner, give and receive gifts, enjoy time off work or school… for some, football, hunting or other winter activities. (more…)
Monday, September 3rd is Labor Day. This is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. “Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country,” said Samuel Gompers. “All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles. Labor Day… is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.” (more…)
It is amazing how many people today read the horoscope, fortune cookies, talk with psychics, fortune tellers, or anyone else who says they have the “inside story” of what the future holds financially, relationally and even spiritually. The Apostle Paul said to the people of Athens when he was there on a missionary journey in Acts 17:21, “For all the Athenians and and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.” He told them in the next verse, “I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.” Then he told them about the true God. (more…)
“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 19:14
There has been a lot in the news recently about the mistreatment of children. It is certainly the heart and desire of any good and moral people to protect and nurture children and be repulsed by their mistreatment. Children are a gift from God. They are, as the song says, “precious in His sight” and certainly they are precious in our sight. My wife and I are Great-grandparents. We are also great grandparents! Haha! What a blessing to be a parent, grandparent and great grandparent. (more…)
Easter is the greatest celebration of the Christian faith. On Easter, we celebrate the event that sets Christianity apart from all other religions and cultural traditions of the world. It’s the day that our God rose from the dead. And He’s still alive today! (more…)
The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time, (called “Summer Time” in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening and we are happy to do so. We look forward to the days where we have light well into the evening. Someone said, “Light is Life.” Nothing is more important to us on earth physically than the sun. Without the sun’s heat and light, the earth would be a lifeless ball of ice-coated rock. The sun warms our seas, stirs our atmosphere, generates our weather patterns, and gives energy to the growing green plants that provide the food and oxygen for life on earth. Nothing is more important to us on earth spiritually than the SON, Jesus Christ. (more…)
Valentine’s Day is a day of romance. It is a day where gifts such as chocolates, flowers and/or jewelry are given to your “sweetheart” to express your love. Approximately 150 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas. What makes this day so special is the exchange of gifts and love to one another. (more…)