Bible at Home

To what part of us does God actually talk? Every part is His creation and so it must be that all of who we are is available to Him to communicate with us. St. Paul, though, separates the parts, and claims that each part is distinct: “Just as the body, though one, has many parts,…

Mrs. Hanover, my violin teacher, was very popular, had taught for many years, with a waiting list for students, and had many students who had gone on to music careers. I was one of her few adult students. One day she met me at the door , upset and fuming. She had just received a…

When we moved to Fort Worth, we bought a house with a swimming pool in the back yard. We bought it both because we like to swim, and because we knew that our grandchildren would really like to swim. We called it “grandchildren bait”. It is not deep enough for diving, but just right for…

A young woman once gave this testimony about her faith journey: “When I read in the Bible that God told Moses to pick up the snake by its tail, and that Moses actually did it, I knew that the story was true, that God was really testing Moses, and Moses passed the test.” It was…

Six Measures of Barley On good Friday I made a soup of chicken and barley from a recipe I had found in the newspaper. At the time, I didn’ t think about the Scripture, but later I remembered the story of Ruth: And Boaz said, ‘Bring the mantle you are wearing and hold it out.’…

Love and Fear Sometimes you may know that, all unsolicited, you are accompanied by Someone who is better than you, and is with you. The “Someone” is not obtrusive, but conveys grace and peace. If the “Someone” were to speak, you would hear, “Don’t be afraid.” Through the Bible, God the Holy Spirit speaks these…

Going to parties, taking expensive trips, buying lots of clothes and jewelry were not high on my mother’s list of desirable things to do. When she went out or entertained friends at home, her one criteria for a good time was whether or not she had been able to share a good laugh. “Laugh! I…

Standing in front of the back wall of a cave in Seminole Canyon and viewing the ancient rock paintings, knowing that they are as old or older than the Biblical Abraham, gave me a curious sensation of timelessness and mystery. The pictures include recognizable figures of animals and human–like beings; and one group in particular…

Early spring is the time I crave to renew the flower pots and yard beds. I spend the summer exulting in the display of beauty they bring to front and back yards. They’re no real carpets of color, but only accents that nevertheless delight the eye after a winter of brown grass and empty flower…

In the year 2000, Joy Perfume was declared the “Scent of the Century” by the Fragrance Foundation Fifi Award event in Paris. Joy Perfume had been introduced in 1926, and for some time was known as the world’s costliest perfume. By many, it is still regarded as the best perfume in the world. One day…