We always had a cabinet for games. In that cabinet was the ever-present red and black board for checkers and chess. Then there was a collection of games that grew with every birthday party. We enjoyed playing them. These board unfolded on the table and away you went. It was a social, developmental, and telling....Continue reading
I was six years old and my best friend was Tim. We were both in Mrs. Jones’ first grade class and we had fun. We learned how to correctly open a half-pint carton of milk – the default drink. We had a mandatory nap in the afternoon followed by drawing time (not a bad lifestyle)....Continue reading
Every group opposed to God joins itself together against Jesus. In the first century there were such notables as: the Pharisees (Matthew 9:34), Sadducees (Mark 12:18), scribes (Luke 9:22), chief priests (John 11:57), elders of the people (Matthew 26:3), Herodians (Mark 3:6), lawyers (Luke 7:30), and rulers (John 12:42). These groups were powerful and resourceful....
Revelation 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” The Holy Spirit is responsible for sending us the Biblical text from thousands of years....Continue reading
Revelation 21:23-25 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its gates...Continue reading
On this journey we shall travel from Mount Stupid to Mount Olympus and then amble through the universe and beyond. Then we will venture to a place seldom explored because it doesn’t exist. We must stroll along with great philosophical snorting and ample snacking as we go. We shall also learn a little about railroad...Continue reading
What is eternity? It is time that does not end but always continues. It is time in which you move and exist but will never escape. In that sense it is true to say that nothing can make it through eternity because nothing reaches the end of eternity to make it through. The whole material...Continue reading
Many years ago, on a very cold day it snowed, and I did not have to go to school. That sentence alone makes this a happy story. Snow days were the highlight of the winter. It was as though someone granted us a spontaneous holiday. It was a reprieve from the classroom. To us it...Continue reading
It is called the Sea of Trees. It is a tall and gnarled wood with dense undergrowth where one could easily get lost. The thick canopy keeps everything underneath in almost perpetual twilight. The forest floor is uneven with rocks and twisted roots. The silence inside can be unnerving. While there is little in the...Continue reading
Recently I saw old film footage of Paris taken at the end of the nineteenth century. This would be some of the earliest motion pictures ever taken. It was still in the experimental stage. Someone placed a motion picture camera (new technology for the day) at various parts of Paris and recorded all the action...Continue reading