There was a short clip in the news about Mother Theresa being canonized as a “saint” and they said the qualifications for sainthood were a life given to doing good and 2 verified miracles. That brought back a memory ofsomeone saying, probably my Mother, “If ever there was a saint, it’s her!” It used to be more common than it is now…

“Search me, O God, and know my heart today; try me, O Saviour, know my thoughts I pray.” How many millions of times have those sobering words been sung, and how many thousands of congregations have sung them since it was written over 100yrs. ago? How sincerely do we take them? Think about it. We are told many times in God’s Word…

AFFLICTION is described in my dictionary as a condition of pain, suffering or distress. Some of the synonyms for affliction are; adversity, hurt, harm, ruin, woe, grief, heartache, misfortune, sorrow, anxiety, misery. You get the picture. We don’t like to think about it, but there is no way around it, because every human being that has ever been born and lived has…

A friend told me of a pastor he knew who told him that his church told him they didn’t want teaching, they wanted “application.” This isn’t any new thing, but there seems to be a lack of “give and take” these days that says, “Give me what I want or else.” This led my thinking down some “bunny trails” that I am…