Earlier this spring, one of my wife and I’s best friends passed away after a short battle with cancer. We received the awful news in early December, and he took his last breath on the first day of March this year. We had the chance to see him several times right before he died. We... Continue Reading →
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 If... Continue Reading →
As the Christmas season approaches, several of my friends and colleagues have asked me if I am going south to visit my parents during the holidays. When you think about it, their question is a logical one. The reason? Because the Christmas holidays are one of the times of the year that families gather in... Continue Reading →
In our bible study home group, there is a Portuguese man named Fernando who faithfully attends. Often, when it is time for our group to pray together, Fernando expresses the need to give thanks that we have been given another day to live, acknowledging that it is God who gives and sustains life. While his... Continue Reading →
In September, we celebrate Labor Day. The national holiday is celebrated by most people taking a day off work. The comical question that is heard asked jokingly each year is: if so many people don’t work on Labor Day, then why not change the name to, “Take a Day Off Work Day”, or “Non-Labor Day?”... Continue Reading →
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